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fer_sure t1_j30f8lo wrote

Reply to comment by Leading_Study_876 in How is stereo information encoded into a vinyl record? by caedin8

> the low frequency stuff should be mono, so you don’t overload the bass drivers or amps on one channel, and run the risk of hitting the end stops on bass drivers at high volume, which sounds bad and can damage the speakers.

So, has anybody ever done that deliberately? Like encoding a signal that can destroy a record player or speakers? Is there a record of doom out there?!

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roesingape t1_j30w4gb wrote

There's many. I was in the east coast noise scene in the aughts. Many artists recorded many things that either sounded exactly like destroyed speakers or destroyed speakers if turned up too loud or they'd record destroying speakers and destroy speakers playing that through speakers. Or sometimes just use already destroyed speakers to begin with just to get that sound.

Like all true art music, it was more fun to do than to hear.

EDIT: Spleling

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NL_MGX t1_j30o17b wrote

I recall having a record where the bass is so heavy you can see the groove wiggling and you need to be careful not to spin the record too fast or the needle would jump out...

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