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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 4867" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>I recently saw a post about speaker failure, and it hinted that distortion or clipping will cause speaker failure, even if considerably under the power rating of the speaker. I do know that some waveforms have higher power content due to higher crest factors and different shapes; some consider clipping bad because it starts to flatten out like a square wave, or even turn to DC (impossible).</p><p></p><p>My response was something like, "The power rating of a speaker is its thermal capacity. The speaker will not blow if operated within its thermal capacity and mechanical limits, <strong>regardless of waveform</strong>."</p><p></p><p>As far as I know, speakers can only be blown two ways: too much heat (average power), or mechanical failure (peak power).</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 4867, member: 34"] I recently saw a post about speaker failure, and it hinted that distortion or clipping will cause speaker failure, even if considerably under the power rating of the speaker. I do know that some waveforms have higher power content due to higher crest factors and different shapes; some consider clipping bad because it starts to flatten out like a square wave, or even turn to DC (impossible). My response was something like, "The power rating of a speaker is its thermal capacity. The speaker will not blow if operated within its thermal capacity and mechanical limits, [B]regardless of waveform[/B]." As far as I know, speakers can only be blown two ways: too much heat (average power), or mechanical failure (peak power). Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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