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Windows on New Macbook Pro Permanently Damages Speaker Due to Poor Drivers

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216 points aq3cn | 1 comments | 29 Nov 16 14:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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rplst8 ◴[29 Nov 16 16:30 UTC] No.13064045[source]▶
For the record, if the speaker is truly blown (ruined) this is a problem with the hardware - not the software. If you can't design a speaker and amplifier combination with a limiter that won't let itself self-destruct, you are an audio design failure.
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coldtea ◴[30 Nov 16 03:56 UTC] No.13068369[source]▶
Most speakers, even expensive $10,000 hi-fi ones or pro ones will get damaged in a similar way if the signal has sudden bursts, clipping etc.
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1. rplst8 ◴[30 Nov 16 04:30 UTC] No.13068503[source]▶
What you say is true but hardly comparable. Those are open systems where users can mix and match speakers with different amplifiers. In closed systems there is definitely a expectation that they are a tad more idiot proof.