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August 11, 2003 at 11:12:54 |
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Richard Greene, [ncecc2.ford.com] |
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Clipping harmonics not that dangerous |
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The clipping harmonics that pass through the high pass filter and reach the tweeter are unlikely to account for more than one watt -- that's going to be a small percentage of the total power needed to damage a tweeter's voice coil. Probably 5% to 10%.
So I'll blame clipping harmonics for 5% to 10% of the damage ... but the harsh sound of clipping harmonics also gives listeners an incentive to turn down the volume (or at least not increase the volume) so this "warning" might save a tweeter (and offset the bad news of clipping harmonics).
My general conclusion is an amplifier that's frequently clipping is slightly more dangerous
than a non-clipping amplifier playing equally loud.
One thing true about what the listener hears before a tweeter self-destructs, no matter what amplifier was used: the music was VERY LOUD !
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