i was listening to my stereo and the sub started to make this clicking sound when the sub hit, tihnk i could blow my sub because i am powering a 500w RMS orion with a 150W RMS kenwood amp. could this have happend from underpowering the sub? also i have heard the term clipping when talking about stereos whatis clipping? thanks

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No, underpowering won't blow that sub. Putting it in a ported box and running it below its tuning frequency might do it.

Juan

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It could if you turn the gain way up to compensate for the weak amp.




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89transam is right. if the gain is set too high, the amp will clip and distort. if subjected to this too much, the will blow