clipping occurs when the audio emitted from a speaker is being played above normal limits (hard to explain)

the biggest problem that causes clipping is mismatched gain settings
remember gain on an amp is NOT volume!

u need mroe info?

 

Yes I need more info. I want to know everything on why speakers blow. I have already searched on Google and could not really find anything.

 

On my head unit I have a setting that says select bass frequency. Does anybody know what that should be set at? There are 4 options 40-63-100-160 (Hz)

 

ummm 100 and 160 sound wayyyyy too high for bass....

 

Do you think I should have it at 63 Hz?

 

Music is basically a sound wave. So your stereo takes the wave that is encoded on the CD, but in order to make it loud it needs to amplify it. The stereo and the amplifier take the sound wave then and increase the amplitude of the wave while maintaining the proper frequencies. Another way to think of it is that sound waves are a form of energy, and the amplifier is adding energy to the wave so that the music sounds louder. Clipping then when the frequencies of the sound waves become distorted because of the amplification. There are a couple of ways this can happen. One is that your amplifier can't amplify that much, so it basically gives up and gives out distorted sounds. Another is when your speaker drivers are maxed out from the amplification, so the speakers give up and play distorted sounds.

This is my understanding of clipping....if anybody wants to add or correct go for it