Are 15 inch speakers more likely to blow than 12?

Beauestrella

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Using a pair of ev zlx 15ps, max spl 127 dB. I’ve been pushing them till the limit light comes on every once and a while, never limiting them like crazy or clipping, are they more likely to blow because of the extra bass as they are 15 inch speakers or should they be good if I’m not pushing them insanely
 
since they are self powered I would imagine there is a lower chance of them blowing.

15 vs 12 shouldn't make a difference, but I'm not an audio engineer so :hmmm:
 
No, it has to do with wattage, impedance matching, not sending too much limited/compressed signal, etc.

If they are powered speakers, you should be fine. Alternatively though, there is no real reason to blast then during mixing and your ears will thank you as well. 85 dB or _less_ is ideal.

GJ
 
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