Pdn: As to max power ratings and amp capacity - probably would not be a good idea to crank up a 380 watt amp to the max driving the speaker, but, so long as the amp is not continuously driving the speakers at max there is no problem. My guess is that 804ilawood drives the 1080 with a signal that does not push the 1080 to overdriving the speakers. Having this 'reserve' capacity, so to speak, goes toward not driving the amp into distortion. In short -an amplifier that is capable of providing more power than the speaker can take is actually a good idea.