Breaking in Subwoofers

[BKOLFO4 29]

distortion blows subs up alot faster than power. proven fact. I have done it. Just to do it. Not saying too much power won't blow a sub up but distortion is usually what gets them.

This has been covered so many times on so many forums. . .

Ever think about an electric guitar and a distortion pedal. If distortion killed speakers, just about any rock song would blow your speakers. . .

Drivers don't care what they are playing. You think music makes the driver move in a special way that is much different than distortion? Ever think about how many different sounds the speaker is reproducing in a single moment? How does it differentiate a distorted electric guitar along with several other sounds for distortion?

Going beyond the mechanical or thermal limits of the driver kills it, not the sound it is making.

I think one thing that confuses people is an example like: a 1000 watt sub woofer and an 800 watt RMS amp. Sub gets blown and they blame it on distortion or clipping causing the sub to blow (or too low power). Sure the amp may have been clipping and distorting, but it is the increase in RMS power that causes the failure. A heavy clipped signal from that 800 watt RMS amp will become more than 800 watts RMS if the amp does not fail. . .

[95Honda 486]

Youtube...

Now thats Objective, LOL!

This is pointless trying to explain to some people.... Obviously you still haven't read the clipping test on Forceaudio....

[JASON123 1]

i have read it you spent a lot more time doing your test than i did and had a lot more equipment to do your test. i see your point. my bad.

[95Honda 486]

I am not trying to prove people wrong BTW, I am trying to keep missinformation off this board.... Thats all....

[BigCProductions99 21]

I am not trying to prove people wrong BTW, I am trying to keep missinformation off this board.... Thats all....

I'm Just Being A Smartass, But Ain't That What'ya Call An Oxymoron?