Most speaker manufacturers specify a frequency response range for their speaker units. What does this range actually tell and are frequencies that are out of this specified range dangerous for your speakers?
To give an example: the frequency response range of my speakers is specified as 44Hz - 22kHz. I know that if I would send a 1Hz signal to the speaker, the speaker cone would still move at 1Hz (which, ofcourse, would not produce a human hearable sound).
I believe that, if played at normal listening levels (lets say 83dB), the frequencies in a music or movie track, below or above the specified range, could potentially damage the speaker. Is this true? And if this is true, should you set the amplifier or processor to prevent sending those frequencies to the speakers? Does or should the internal crossover in a (decent?) speaker unit protect the speaker from this potential issue?
To give an example: the frequency response range of my speakers is specified as 44Hz - 22kHz. I know that if I would send a 1Hz signal to the speaker, the speaker cone would still move at 1Hz (which, ofcourse, would not produce a human hearable sound).
I believe that, if played at normal listening levels (lets say 83dB), the frequencies in a music or movie track, below or above the specified range, could potentially damage the speaker. Is this true? And if this is true, should you set the amplifier or processor to prevent sending those frequencies to the speakers? Does or should the internal crossover in a (decent?) speaker unit protect the speaker from this potential issue?