Laptop audio sound damage from playing outdated music on Youtube?

Am
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They sent me an old track (I think techno) with a scratchy sound. Let it run on medium volume for 1-2 minutes. Can this damage the clear sound of my audio?

Za

And how do you imagine that should work?

Am

I don't know about it, that's why I ask. With my cell phones I had always had the experience that the sound got worse over time. Whether it has a connection with scratchy tracks that you hear on your device.

Ka

In a nutshell, no, your audio card doesn't matter, whether you destroy your boxes because you turn up too far is more likely.

Si

No it can't. The audio signal has its origin in air movement or as an electrical signal (synthetic). In order to be amplified from a low level, e.g. By the microphone, preamplifiers are required, followed by further amplifiers. In no amplifier stage can the shape or frequency or amplitude damage it. The reason is that each amplifier element has a region in which it amplifies linearly, that is to say with little distortion. For this reason, the percentage used in these levels is very small.

Assuming a sinusoidal signal with a much too large amplitude is fed in, the amplifier stage goes into the limitation and an almost square-wave signal arises at the output of the stage, which is then further amplified. In the end is the loudspeaker, it's the weakest link. If it is not connected, more damage can result than a bad signal at the input.

If you get tinnitus from too loud music, the damage is also greater than any material damage.

ce

The speakers are designed to withstand the power that the amplifier delivers. No matter what the sound is.