Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker?
I have a McIntosh 402, rated 400 watts continuous per channel. If I use it to drive a pair of Klipshorns or LaScala [specified to handle 100 watts continuous] or similar high-efficiency speakers, do I risk damage to such speakers?
Amplifiers can damage loudspeakers with too much sustained high power. If you treat your loudspeaker's voice coils as if they were a fuse, they will eventually fail. Use some common sense.
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