Box Waves

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Topic: Box Waves

Posted By: jeenysu919
Subject: Box Waves
Date Posted: May 03, 2005 at 6:37 PM

Hi guys I'm just wondering what happens when your amplifier starts clipping and starts creating a box wave. I know that coming out of an amp is AC current. I understand that a box wave is somewhat like DC current which is why its bad because it holds the speaker suspended in one direction. So what happens inside you amp that creates a box wave and what would it look like compared to a sine wave? Thanks

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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: May 03, 2005 at 7:47 PM

Clipping occurs when you push your equipment too hard. You amplifier puts out AC voltage (sine wave) and as it gets louder, the voltage increases. Your amp can only put out so much peak-to-peak voltage. As you push an amp past it's limit, the peak-to-peak voltage cannot increase, so the signal is "clipped". This would show on an oscilloscope as a sine wave with a flat top and bottom.

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