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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 218674" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>Clipping causes more heat in the voice coil and heat is the long-term enemy of both transducers and electronic components. A clipped waveform has more output which must be dissipated.</p><p></p><p>It's not a form of instantaneous failure, but over time is detrimental. That said, I tended to power-limit subwoofer signals to 1/4 (or less) of the maximum input rating for long term operation. No clipping at the amp output but the same might not have been the case for INPUT signal sent to the amps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 218674, member: 67"] Clipping causes more heat in the voice coil and heat is the long-term enemy of both transducers and electronic components. A clipped waveform has more output which must be dissipated. It's not a form of instantaneous failure, but over time is detrimental. That said, I tended to power-limit subwoofer signals to 1/4 (or less) of the maximum input rating for long term operation. No clipping at the amp output but the same might not have been the case for INPUT signal sent to the amps. [/QUOTE]
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