[linux-audio-user] abusive audio, will it blow up the PA?

[Georg Holzmann]

Hallo!

> However looking at some of the results in mhwaveedit it seems that it's 
> injected with electrical/non-acoustic phenomenons like dc-offset and low 
> frequencies. I'm wondering how a home stereo and/or a large PA would 
> react to such sounds? Is there anything I should/could do to prevent 
> black smoke from coming out of amplifiers and speakers (ears would be ok 
> :-))? Or should I simply not worry.

As the others already said you should at least use a highpass to remove 
the DC ...

We once played with PD until all the loudspeakers were (unfortunately) 
damaged ... ;)

LG
Georg