What is clipping?

J@Yme Silver Member Username: Crayola0 Wisconsin Post Number: 451 Registered: Jun-06	Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 16:02 GMT ?
grant law Bronze Member Username: Riskyb Post Number: 39 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 16:08 GMT Its basically over working an amplifier. The waves an amp puts out are supposed to be sine waves but when an amp clips it cannot fully amplify the trough and crests of the wave (top and bottom) causing a square wave. This is bad for the amplifier and you will notice alot of distortion in the sound.
Muddy Waters Gold Member Username: Basshead86 Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 4264 Registered: Aug-05	Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 16:13 GMT it clips the top and bottom off of the sine wave making it a square wave. and thus sends DC(direct current) to your subwoofer's VC.
J@Yme Silver Member Username: Crayola0 Wisconsin Post Number: 452 Registered: Jun-06	Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 17:04 GMT so from like having ur gain all the way up.
grant law Bronze Member Username: Riskyb Post Number: 41 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 17:07 GMT It all depends but, yes on most amps having the gain all the way up will cause clipping.
Muddy Waters Gold Member Username: Basshead86 Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 4265 Registered: Aug-05	Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 17:24 GMT ^^^^^b/c almost no HU put out only .2-.5V at 3/4 volume. so yeah. lol