Too much power?

You can never have too much 'clean' power, IMHO. As Newbee mentioned, almost all speaker damage occurs from an underpowered amp being driven past it's power ratings into 'clipping'. Go for the 4004 mk II, it's a nice amp.

John

Your first priority in buying an amp should be how it sounds with your room and ancillary equipment. The power rating and all other specs should be secondary or even irrelevant - no need to obsess over impedance matching, max power levels, etc., just focus on how it sounds to you.

Unless, you need to drive inefficient speakers to ear splitting levels in a large room, then the power rating becomes a major factor. You wouldn't rule out a car because of too much extra power for 65 mph, so why short yourself of a good amp that happens to have more power than you'll probably use.

Yep, I'd rather look for quality in this case rather than in quantity. Look for used VTL TT25. These little monsters will rock, roll, jazz and hop at ease. You can even switch between triode and ultralinear operations.

I've been doing a lot of research on what amp to get. The thing is, I want something that will sound good listening to alternative/hardrock. I'm finding out that what most audiophiles consider to be good sounding amps, won't do well with me. On the Klipsch boards I asked what amp with the speakers that I have will sound good with the music i like. There were many responses, but in my price range, %80 of them were Aragon. Some said 4004 others said 8002. I've heard elsewhere that Aragon sounds really good on Klpispchs because they are strong on the bottom. Therefore the efficient horns aren't too loud. That's what I've based my decision on. Thanks.