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<blockquote data-quote="Brian jojade" data-source="post: 56899" data-attributes="member: 211">Re: MythbustingMechanical failure isn&#039;t necessarily due to peak power.&nbsp; With the right resonant frequency, it&#039;s possible to cause damage below rated power with some drivers.Failure that is power rated is simply due to heat.&nbsp; A speaker coil can take a higher current for short periods as long as it has time to cool off.&nbsp; As long as the driver doesn&#039;t have mechanical problems at that high power, you&#039;ll survive.Personally, I like to spend a little more on speakers so that I never have to run them beyond the point where average power is needed.&nbsp; If I&#039;m ever running where I&#039;m concerned that speaker failure is going to happen, I didn&#039;t bring enough rig to the gig.&nbsp; I&#039;ve only seen a clip light on one of my amps once this year, at an install in a bar.&nbsp; Gear was updated the very next day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian jojade, post: 56899, member: 211"] Re: Mythbusting Mechanical failure isn't necessarily due to peak power. With the right resonant frequency, it's possible to cause damage below rated power with some drivers. Failure that is power rated is simply due to heat. A speaker coil can take a higher current for short periods as long as it has time to cool off. As long as the driver doesn't have mechanical problems at that high power, you'll survive. Personally, I like to spend a little more on speakers so that I never have to run them beyond the point where average power is needed. If I'm ever running where I'm concerned that speaker failure is going to happen, I didn't bring enough rig to the gig. I've only seen a clip light on one of my amps once this year, at an install in a bar. Gear was updated the very next day. [/QUOTE]

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