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Never driven hard?

post #1 of 7
8/31/07 at 10:03am
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Hi.
Could someone please explain what never driven hard means; I see that statement every once in awhile? Is it even important? Does it mean reaching the clipping level? Is it the temperature of the amp that matters? Is it a low impedance load that keeps an amp warm without clipping?

What are the symptoms of been driven hard (short of dead)?

Thanks. Hope these questions make sense.
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post #2 of 7
8/31/07 at 10:46am
Basically like saying a car was driven only on Sunday by a little old lady.

The words are only as good as the person saying them so it's your call whether it means anything, or not.
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post #3 of 7
8/31/07 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by uniqueuserid View Post

What are the symptoms of been driven hard?

Often, there are none.

It's sort of self-explanatory what it means and what the ramifications MIGHT be, no?
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post #4 of 7
9/4/07 at 6:28pm
Basically it applies only to speakers or subs. "Never driven hard" means that you can't physically see blown drivers, pushed in domes or dustcaps... but like whoaru99 implies, it doesn't guarantee against damage to the loudspeaker.

Always best to audition a used pair of speakers in person - I've bought damaged speakers before, and it's not fun fixing them back up.

- Steve O.
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post #5 of 7
9/4/07 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by sivadselim View Post

It's sort of self-explanatory what it means and what the ramifications MIGHT be, no?

That is my problem right there - I do not know what consequences are and how they could manifest themselves. This is not a blown from the foam woofer or burned voice coil or transistor I assume.
I thought that people are talking about certain damages that would not render a unit dead, but rather introduce distortions. For example (really - just an example, because I do not know enough about electronics) some part in feedback circuit could become bad, but the amp would still work.
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post #6 of 7
9/11/07 at 12:00am
Driven hard typically refers to the listening volume or the amount of power you send to the speakers. Like the example of the little old lady out on her Sunday drive there are people who listen at moderate volumes and those who listen at loud volumes.
I have a bunch of friends who listen loud all the time.
Often its to get the right feel (Rock has to be loud), sometimes the room takes out bass (because its large or over damped) so the only way to compensate is to drive the system hard. After a while you get used to the loud volume and prefer it.
A point to note is driving hard does not mean driving the speaker/amp to clipping levels.
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post #7 of 7
9/11/07 at 9:28am
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Thank you.
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