Most amps have a current limiter, either by design, or by simple function of not being able to draw more because some component is limiting it.
Amps in receivers are usuallly a bit of both. A protection circuit that guards against shorts (or nearly shorts, like one stray wire in loose contact). And then a heat protection, which will kick in pretty quickly when running into 1 or 2 Ohms. Plus the power supply simply cannot deliver enough power from the wall (that's one thing that'll cause clipping).
Last edited by ClubNeon; 02/22/11 09:40 PM.
