Quick question about frequency response

[idbsi]

So lets say this is the speaker setup (Hypothetical)

Mains: 35hz-20khz (200w)
Center: 40hz-20khz (200w)
Surrounds: 60hz-20khz (200w)

Receiver: 150w per channel

If you were to set your crossover point at 40hz, are you going to damage your surrounds?

Or am I just over thinking things, which I tend to do

 

[edmcanuck]

You can't damage a speaker by sending it a frequency that it doesn't respond to. At worst, you'll add some distortion, but even that is debatable. The bigger question is why you'd bother set a crossover at all if you're going to set it at 40Hz. 80Hz would, of course, be the proper setting.

 

[adwilk]

Gotta risk it to get the biscuit......

Nah, You're gonna be OK, but you might as well set the AVR xover to not send those frequencies.

 

[idbsi]

Gotta risk it to get the biscuit......

Lol thats good, may have to steal that from you

 

[highfigh]

You can't damage a speaker by sending it a frequency that it doesn't respond to. At worst, you'll add some distortion, but even that is debatable. The bigger question is why you'd bother set a crossover at all if you're going to set it at 40Hz. 80Hz would, of course, be the proper setting.

You can't damage a tweeter or mid by sending bass to it? Hell yeah, you can! That's the whole reason high pass crossovers are needed. The frequency response specs are only valid if they show a +/- tolerance, though. If the ones in question are +/- 3dB, it may not be a problem but play deep bass though a 4" speaker some time and watch it jump around. If they're in sealed boxes, it's less of a problem but over-excursion damages a lot of speakers.