|   Question regarding speaker damage | ERH
Nov 28, 2001 9:48 AM | | Is it possible to over drive a speaker and damage it without actully hearing distortion? |
| re: Question regarding speaker damage | 3db
Nov 28, 2001 10:11 AM | | I don't think so although I'm not sure. Overdriving a speaker also involves over excursion of the driver which should produce audable results. |
| re: Question regarding speaker damage | brian f
Nov 28, 2001 12:01 PM | | I believe it is possible. The mechanism of failure is heat buildup that burns the VC, and there is no reason why this can't happen with no audio distortion. In fact, it is pretty easy to fry tweeters with about 20 volts of DC which would make no sound at all. |
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