Speakers blown from being too large...

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by worldturning

But is it accurate???

I'm not an expert by any means, but from various articles, the "clipping" amplifier/receiver is one of the most repeated myths in audio.

It is the continuous average power over time that leads to the speaker failing when that average power is greater than the "clean" wattage that the speaker can handle.

I've blown speakers with higher ratings than the crappy car stereo head units they were connected to - and I trusted the power ratings (JBL and Audiobahn gear). It may be a myth, but I don't know what any other explanation would be in the circumstances I've seen.

Clipping a driver results in heat. It wouldn't cause a spectacular "blowout", but eventually a tortured driver will fail, if not well designed for heat dissipation. My theory, anyway - based on paranoia from watching drivers fail.

I could be wrong.