Can sudden volume burst spoil the speakers and amp?

[Donivlapog]

While pairing my spotify mobile app to denon 2700, for a second i increased volume from my phone which carried the maximum volume to the speakers and a Lahme Sridevi song exploded the entire building for a second. It was real real loud that it could be heard from my rooftop itseems 60 feet above my floor. Would such incidents spoil the speakers and or AVR?

 

[mbhangui]

While pairing my spotify mobile app to denon 2700, for a second i increased volume from my phone which carried the maximum volume to the speakers and a Lahme Sridevi song exploded the entire building for a second. It was real real loud that it could be heard from my rooftop itseems 60 feet above my floor. Would such incidents spoil the speakers and or AVR?

If your speakers are playing fine now without distortion don't worry. Damage can happen if your AMP's rated output is far greater than the speaker wattage and may burn the coil.

 

[Donivlapog]

If my speakers are within warranty, if a stray accidental volume implosion spoils the coil, will it be covered? (Nothing happened this time, no distortion like you explained)

 

[mbhangui]

If my speakers are within warranty, if a stray accidental volume implosion spoils the coil, will it be covered? (Nothing happened this time, no distortion like you explained)

If the voice coil gets burnt you (your speakers actually) won't be covered under warranty. The best thing is to turn the volume to absolute minimum before switching off your amp. Manufacturers will always look for an excuse and the best thing to do is not give them any.

 

[Pratyush J]

While pairing my spotify mobile app to denon 2700, for a second i increased volume from my phone which carried the maximum volume to the speakers and a Lahme Sridevi song exploded the entire building for a second. It was real real loud that it could be heard from my rooftop itseems 60 feet above my floor. Would such incidents spoil the speakers and or AVR?

Usually speakers can handle high burst of power for few seconds before getting damaged. As everyone has said if the chain is working fine without any noise / distortion then you are safe

 

[Nitin K]

If my speakers are within warranty, if a stray accidental volume implosion spoils the coil, will it be covered? (Nothing happened this time, no distortion like you explained)

You should ideally activate the volume limiter on the avr to the max safe volume level so that it can never go beyond a certain level even by accident. If the speakers are playing fine then you don't have to worry.

 

[Donivlapog]

There is a

setup -> audio in that only center chanel i am able to adjust. Am i missing something?

 

[Nitin K]

There is a

setup -> audio in that only center chanel i am able to adjust. Am i missing something?

In my Marantz avr, I have set the volume limit. I am sure it must be somewhere in Denon too.

 

[Donivlapog]

Anyways i have asked for a video call with my HT consultant. Thank you for this suggestion.

 

[Nitin K]

Anyways i have asked for a video call with my HT consultant. Thank you for this suggestion.

Most welcome. Volume limit comes under Setup>Audio>Volume

 

[Worried]

I just experienced the exact same thing with a brand new Arcam SA30 and my old speakers. I too am worried I damaged the amp. Not too worried about the old speakers. Can this in fact damage the amp?
I ask because I have since bought new speakers and they sound distorted. Now, at the same time I have also discovered my hearing has been damaged due to noise exposure at my work (seeing a specialist soon) so I’m not even sure if the poor sound is my kit or my ears.
But regarding the amp specifically, could it have been damaged?

Sorry, I posted again as a new member but didn’t see this one get posted. Apologies.

 

[Worried]

I know it’s an older thread but I just did the exact same thing with a brand new Arcam SA30 amp. 100% volume for 2-3 seconds. Can this damage the amp?
My old speakers were hooked up at this time and I hear some distortion, however that might be old distortion or my old ears.
Coincidentally, during this same time period I have been to my family doctor regarding ear pain when listening to music of any type. It looks like the years of noise exposure has taken its toll on my hearing, I am due to see a specialist soon. So I can’t rule out my ears being the root of the distortion.
I’ve since received my new speakers and they also do not sound right. Some more aggressive rock album can sound fizzy in the higher frequencies but jazz sounds fine.

So…long story short-ish, could the amp be damaged from those few seconds of 100% volume?

 

[sunder]

I wrongly connected the speaker cable to the Sony book shelf speakers as two negatives in one speaker & the two positives in one speakers. The sound came from one (two positive wires connected) speaker only. I was confused as what could be wrong. After thirty minutes I was noticed that I did the wrong connection, then I made the proper connection. Now the both speakers work. My doubt: due to my wrong connection with wrong polarity, the speakers ran for about thirty minutes, would anything be affected in the speaker or in the crossover? Please share your opinions. Thank you.

 

[Nikhil]

So…long story short-ish, could the amp be damaged from those few seconds of 100% volume?

Welcome to the forum! Nice to have you here.

Technically you can always damage the amp. But you would have to check. If you are getting sound with some distortions, you could also check the cables and see if a quick cleaning of contacts helps. But if the distortion continues then you could have a possible damage to either amp or speaker. Fortunately a lot of these things can be repaired if you have access to a good technician.


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[availlyrics]

Don't worry, short bursts of music won't damage anything, continuous pure sine wave , distorted or clipping level playback music will definitely damage things. tweeters can get damaged when connecting interconnects when the amp is ON due to loud humming / noise at full volume

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

I know it’s an older thread but I just did the exact same thing with a brand new Arcam SA30 amp. 100% volume for 2-3 seconds. Can this damage the amp?
My old speakers were hooked up at this time and I hear some distortion, however that might be old distortion or my old ears.
Coincidentally, during this same time period I have been to my family doctor regarding ear pain when listening to music of any type. It looks like the years of noise exposure has taken its toll on my hearing, I am due to see a specialist soon. So I can’t rule out my ears being the root of the distortion.
I’ve since received my new speakers and they also do not sound right. Some more aggressive rock album can sound fizzy in the higher frequencies but jazz sounds fine.

So…long story short-ish, could the amp be damaged from those few seconds of 100% volume?

Ideally amps will have some protection mechanism to shut it down when they are strained. I guess arcam has this kind of protection. Probably the new speakers need some run in time before the tweeters settle down. Probably your old speakers are fried by the burst of loudness if they were distorting. hard to break the amp, but easy to blow the tweeters!

 

[caspian1985]

I know it’s an older thread but I just did the exact same thing with a brand new Arcam SA30 amp. 100% volume for 2-3 seconds. Can this damage the amp?
My old speakers were hooked up at this time and I hear some distortion, however that might be old distortion or my old ears.
Coincidentally, during this same time period I have been to my family doctor regarding ear pain when listening to music of any type. It looks like the years of noise exposure has taken its toll on my hearing, I am due to see a specialist soon. So I can’t rule out my ears being the root of the distortion.
I’ve since received my new speakers and they also do not sound right. Some more aggressive rock album can sound fizzy in the higher frequencies but jazz sounds fine.

So…long story short-ish, could the amp be damaged from those few seconds of 100% volume?

the amplifier board is pretty hardy - the way they usually get damaged is if there’s too much correct draw from the speakers, which is usually with low impedance ( 4 ohms and below ) speakers. So you should be fine as it was a short burst.

On AVRs the more susceptible board is the HDMI board which can get heated if the amp runs hot for a prolonged time - but that requires consistent running at high volume again. The most frequent way HDMI boards are damaged is if HDMI cables are plugged in/out when the AVR is on

 

[insane79]

If your speakers are playing fine now without distortion don't worry. Damage can happen if your AMP's rated output is far greater than the speaker wattage and may burn the coil.

Also can be the other way around, if the amp is clipping the distortion sound can damage the speaker.

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

Also can be the other way around, if the amp is clipping the distortion sound can damage the speaker.

Especially tweeters first.

 

[insane79]

Especially tweeters first.

Yes Tweeters will go first for sure, even the crossover can get damaged.