Kicker amp clipping

Audio_paul Bronze Member Username: Audio_paul Watkins, MN United States Post Number: 18 Registered: Oct-04	Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005 - 14:08 GMT i have a Kicker KX600.1 hook up to 2 Kicker Comps (2005 models) and when we try and turn the gain up the amp clips shouldnt it blow the subs first?
GlassWolf Platinum Member Username: Glasswolf Wisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 10590 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005 - 14:18 GMT uhh no, the clipping will damage the subs, but the amp is probably going to go into thermal protection mode once you reach a certain percentage of clipped signal anyway just to protect the amplifier's power supply.