The Maggies can be overdriven in the bass, which it sounds like you are doing, but as long as you don't persist into the realm of abuse, you shouldn't be damaging them with some ocassional overexuberance. These are great speakers, but not exactly head-banging bass monsters. Your amp sounds like it should be sufficiently powerful for these relatively insensitive speakers, so I think you are probably not clipping the amp, something which would be more of a threat to the speakers' continued good health. If you were having delamination problems, you would likely be hearing it at lower volumes as well.
What does it sound like to over drive my maggies?
I am running my Cary CD player(with variable volume control)directly through my Classe Fifteen amp(Rated at 350 watts @ 4 Ohms) to my Magnapan model 2.5 R. As I push them with a heavy bass punch they seem to overload. I'm not sure if they are delaminating from the mylar or if they are simply pushed too much. Thanks for your comments in advance!
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