Speakers are far more often damaged by too little rather than too much power. I often use a 350 watt amp with speakers rated at 50 watts with no problems. Using a normal amount of caution you should have no problems.
Speaker power handling
I'm currently demoing some Dynaudio Focus 140 speakers rated at 200 watts rms/iec @ 4ohms.
With my older PSE amp rated at 195 w@ 4ohms the sound is good.
Now my concern is to try my Classe CA400 that is rated at 800w @4ohms without having an expensive repair bill. I do at times listen at higher volume settings with peaks around 95+db.
Should I resist temptations trying the Classe?
With my older PSE amp rated at 195 w@ 4ohms the sound is good.
Now my concern is to try my Classe CA400 that is rated at 800w @4ohms without having an expensive repair bill. I do at times listen at higher volume settings with peaks around 95+db.
Should I resist temptations trying the Classe?
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- 45 posts total