Promonitor1000 - Damage from clipping? - Blu-ray Forum

brianmcj81 · 01-05-2009, 08:42 PM

I just bought 2 Definitive Technology speakers and I hooked them up to my old Sony Reciever (The new one is on the fed ex truck). I watched a few blu-rays and they sounded amazing.

I put on The Dark Knight last night and I heard what sounded to be major clipping coming from the speakers. I looked in the reciever and I saw that I forgot to set the speakers to small.

I had the volume up to an average level, not too loud... They still sound perfect and I didn't smell anything after it happened. Could I have done any damage to the speakers?

Blu-Dog · 01-05-2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by brianmcj81

I just bought 2 Definitive Technology speakers and I hooked them up to my old Sony Reciever (The new one is on the fed ex truck). I watched a few blu-rays and they sounded amazing.

I put on The Dark Knight last night and I heard what sounded to be major clipping coming from the speakers. I looked in the reciever and I saw that I forgot to set the speakers to small.

I had the volume up to an average level, not too loud... They still sound perfect and I didn't smell anything after it happened. Could I have done any damage to the speakers?

I doubt it. Funny you should get clipping noises, though. When you set the speakers to "small", did it stop?

All the Large-Small setting does is turn down the lower frequencies - less disruptive sound going to the smaller woofers on your speakers.

brianmcj81 · 01-05-2009, 11:23 PM

im guessing it was clipping, it sounds like there is just way too much bass being sent to the speaker than it can handle... like a buzzing sound. the dark knight blu-ray is the only movie it has happened on.

yeah when i set to small it seemed to stop.

Blu-Dog · 01-06-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by brianmcj81

im guessing it was clipping, it sounds like there is just way too much bass being sent to the speaker than it can handle... like a buzzing sound. the dark knight blu-ray is the only movie it has happened on.

yeah when i set to small it seemed to stop.

TDK is definitely bass-heavy - but probably no damage done.

01-05-2009, 08:42 PM	#1
brianmcj81 New Member Member since:Jan 2009	Promonitor1000 - Damage from clipping? I just bought 2 Definitive Technology speakers and I hooked them up to my old Sony Reciever (The new one is on the fed ex truck). I watched a few blu-rays and they sounded amazing. I put on The Dark Knight last night and I heard what sounded to be major clipping coming from the speakers. I looked in the reciever and I saw that I forgot to set the speakers to small. I had the volume up to an average level, not too loud... They still sound perfect and I didn't smell anything after it happened. Could I have done any damage to the speakers?

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01-05-2009, 11:23 PM	#3
brianmcj81 New Member Member since:Jan 2009	im guessing it was clipping, it sounds like there is just way too much bass being sent to the speaker than it can handle... like a buzzing sound. the dark knight blu-ray is the only movie it has happened on. yeah when i set to small it seemed to stop.

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