Hi Dominick,

The speakers cannot "clip the amp"; if you overdrive the amplifier, it will clip and send a distorted signal to the speakers.

Are you listening at very high volumes?

My sense is that the soundcard you are using may not be providing the right voltage to the amplifier, requiring you to overdrive the amp. I strongly suspect a pre-amp configuration issue rather than something wrong with either the amp or the speakers.

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