Will certain types of music wreck my SDA 's ?

Dabutcher
Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
edited January 2013 in Vintage Speakers
I am running my SDAs now off a Adcom GFA 555 and Even though I mostly jam to Classic rock and jazz. I discovered this young dude who calls himself Skrillex. Kinda techno house type of music. I was just wondering if this bass dropping music will hurt my speaker drivers? As always ,thanks. Darryl
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2013
    Skrillex shouldn't hurt your speakers with good amp... Justin Bieber will.
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  • astar13656
    astar13656 Posts: 164
    edited January 2013
    ViperZ wrote: »
    Skrillex shouldn't hurt your speakers with good amp... Justin Bieber will.

    lol...
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited January 2013
    Skrillex is proof how frightening the SRS speakers are with bass.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,559
    edited January 2013
    I was just wondering if this bass dropping music will hurt my speaker drivers?

    Are your mid-drivers slapping?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited January 2013
    Drenis wrote: »
    Skrillex is proof how frightening the SRS speakers are with bass.


    Agreed I love some Skrillex now and then..
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited January 2013
    Sounds like good test music for the MW's:lol:
    F1nut wrote: »
    Are your mid-drivers slapping?
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    edited January 2013
    "Type" of music makes no difference.

    Driving the speakers beyond their volume limitations will.

    Some types of music are detrimental to your ear/brain/personality, though. Just think about how the martians reacted to Slim Whitman in Mars Attacks!
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2013
    The only 2 things that will hurt a speaker aside from jamming a screwdriver thru the cone is building up more heat in the voice coil than it can dissipate and pushing the suspension beyond its limits. If youre using a very powerful amp and these bass notes are pushing the drivers to their suspension limits, it is possible that you can pop them. But a little common sense will make sure this doesnt happen. If you hear your drivers bottoming out then back it down and youll be fine.
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  • oldmodman
    oldmodman Posts: 740
    edited January 2013
    Only two things will harm a Polk Speaker.

    Rap "music" and cats.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2013
    oldmodman wrote: »
    Only two things will harm a Polk Speaker.

    Rap "music" and cats.

    Touche'. :cheesygrin:
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    edited January 2013
    oldmodman wrote: »
    Only two things will harm a Polk Speaker.

    Rap "music" and cats.
    The "Rap" is more harmful to your psyche than to the speakers.

    You forgot undisciplined children.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited January 2013
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it:lol:
    Schurkey wrote: »
    The "Rap" is more harmful to your psyche than to the speakers.

    You forgot undisciplined children.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited January 2013
    Rap and music are words that can not be used in the same paragraph.
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