Amps

It is widely known among musical technicians, audio engineers, and enthusiasts that amplifiers can cause damage to speakers. Overpowering or underpowering your speakers at the amplifier stage can lead to unnatural movement of the speakers’ cones and coils, causing them to get damaged. In as much as amplifiers are known for their ability to cause damage to speakers, can speakers cause damage to amplifiers? Speakers can damage an amplifier. … more

As an avid member of many audiophiles and general audio forums, one question that I see many newbies ask is, can amplifiers damage headphones? Although I thought this question had an obvious answer, it seems it’s not as obvious as one may think. So I decided to write a full article about it. After a few hours of research, here is what I found. Can amplifiers damage headphones? Amplifiers can … more