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Old 05-03-2008, 10:24 AM   #8 (permalink)
sundownz
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Originally Posted by Electrodynamic View Post
Once upon a time I used to think that square waves caused the voice coil to blow because it made the coil stop and sit there for a split second, and the split seconds added up really quick to = a cooked coil.
My favorite is "distortion kills drivers" - when it's just the extra power from the clipped (eg: distorted) signal that does it. Nothing magical about distorted power or you'd see a whole lot more guitar cabinet speakers exploding.

I guarantee my 250-watt road gear amp sitting the the basement won't be killing off a big boy 4" coil SPL driver any time soon no matter how much I clip it
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