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Am I going to blow my Apogees with all this power?

I just got a pair of Apogee Acoustics Centaur Majors to replace my Klipsch RF-7's. I purchased a Carver A760X that puts out 380wpc after hearing the RF-7's liked a lot of power, but the Centaur Majors are only rated for 100w-8ohm/200w-4ohm. Am I going to destroy these things? Should I go back to using my NAD 2400 (100wpc-8ohm) for now and consider trading the Carver for a lower power/higher quality amp?

More info: The Centaurs are nominally 6 ohms, but dip to 4 at times. If the Vu meters on the Carver are accurate I'm putting peaks of 300ish watts out at my preferred listening level (peaks of about 90db). The Apogees are much less sensitive, 83db vs 102db for the Klipsch. I haven't listened to the Apogees for extended periods yet.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
hirschmj

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ptmconsulting
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I run a McCormack DNA500 into my Apogee Calipers. That's 500W into 8 ohms and 900W into 4 ohms, and my Calipers are basically 3 ohm speakers. No problems with the extra power - Apogees need that low impedance stability.

More importantly, are you bi-wiring them? Apogees "require" bi-wiring to sound their best. No logical explanation why, but it is very noticeable when you try this.
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