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Underpowering Subs


Can an underpowered amp damage speakers? - Hi-Fi Corner

Simple answer is yes, an amp with insufficient power capability for the sound level wanted most definitely can damage speakers - and that ...

underpowering subs = damage? - the12volt.com

underpowering subs = damage? - I've just picked up a pair of CompVR CVR12, dual 2ohm subs, and i was wondering.

underpowering a subwoofer? - Honda Forum Discussion

yes you'll be fine, just dont turn your gains up and try not to turn the volume to max.

CAN YOU RUN WAY UNDER RATED POWER TO A SUBWOOFER?

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is it bad to underpower mids and highs? - Sound Solutions Audio

Yep, only bad part is if you don't realize that and crank the gain and volume and play all sorts of distortion through your fronts. Even then if ...

Underpowering subwoofer by half? - Car Audio Forumz

The sub will still sound pretty good with that amp, you really have nothing to worry about. If you had purchased this sub for purely an SPL ...

Subwoofer help - Peavey Forum

... subs or would it be best to run them 8ohm stereo. I e-mailed Behringer and they said it's always best to bridge the amp so your not underpowering your speakers.

Underpowering speakers and tweeter damage? - AVS Forum

When an underpowered amp is turned up it starts distorting and that is what often causes the damage to speakers especially tweeters.

Clipping & Underpowered Speakers

No. Low power/volume doesn't hurt frequency response or distortion. Of course it's possible to over-drive a speaker into distortion with a high- ...

Overpowered/Underpowered Sub Woofers - Interior/Audio

Another note, the reason for overpowering is to get a bigger power supply and higher voltage bias rails. This means that when you run the amp ...

Is Your system using an underpowered amp? Chances are...

The speakers will still reach their max spl levels with amps that are underpowered, and are more likely to be damaged as a result. The idea ...

underpowered sub - the12volt.com

underpowered sub - Hi, If I've got a 1000w RMS sub (4 ohm DVCs wired in 2 ohm config) and hook it up to a mono amp which can only provide ...

Amp with lower wattage than the sub - Honda Civic Forum

some subwoofers dont like being underpowered (IE: kicker solobarics) so they tend to not sound as expected. subs like things? i was under the ...

Help Determining if my A/V Receiver is Underpowered

Hello, I'm somewhat new to the home theater world. About a year ago I got the Pioneer Andrew Jones speaker package along with an Onkyo ...

Is underpowering a sub bad? - ecoustics.com

So, short answer is: no, underpowering a speaker will not hurt it as long as the power given to the speaker is CLEAN. If you underpower a sub ...

Underpowering sub | S-10 Forum

it all depends on the input signal, if its low, a "high" gain will result, or if he has a good high input signal it will result in a lower gain ...

Over Powering or Underpowering the subs, which is better?

I achieved this by controlling phase interference. Just placing a box in the trunk will usually yield very poor response. you need to control ...

Under-power Vs. Over-power (RMS) - The - Klipsch Community

... speakers would be a good investment for both audio fidelity and speaker longevity. ... I think so....is my 30W amp underpowered if I only use .25W ...

How to tell when you're overpowering subs?? - AcuraZine

... underpowered amp. I agree with lowendz entirely. Your amp should put out more power than your subs can handle and be toned down to match the ...

Subs cutting out | Page 3 | Focus Fanatics Forum

all people refer to underpowering as using an amp with a greatest rms output of less than the sub's highest allowable rms input. I have seen "overpowering" ...