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Educate me, how does an underpowered amp/receiver damage a speaker?
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<blockquote data-quote="frikkie" data-source="post: 67111" data-attributes="member: 845"><p>Yes, quite easily. using an underpowered amp often results in one pushing the amp beyond it's design limits, which causes the amp to clip. Clipping distortion passes through conventional cross-overs, causing large currents to be dumped on the tweeter, which then fails through the smoke escaping.</p><p></p><p>Once the smoke has escaped, you cannot replace it.</p><p></p><p>That said, careful use of a small amp, ie, within it's design parameters, will not cause damage to any speaker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frikkie, post: 67111, member: 845"] Yes, quite easily. using an underpowered amp often results in one pushing the amp beyond it's design limits, which causes the amp to clip. Clipping distortion passes through conventional cross-overs, causing large currents to be dumped on the tweeter, which then fails through the smoke escaping. Once the smoke has escaped, you cannot replace it. That said, careful use of a small amp, ie, within it's design parameters, will not cause damage to any speaker. [/QUOTE]
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