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Can you overpower a speaker

Hi there I am curious if it is possible to overpower a speaker. I want to bridge 2 200 watt a channel amps that are stable to one ohm into a pair of legacy focus 20/20's or a pair of mezzo utopias.

Id love to go VTL MB450's but man thats expensive, im sure worth it. I have read up and down the conrad johnson mf 200 is 2 and one ohm stable and if it can be bridged would put out whatever the wall will allow. I want ungodly amounts of power is that so bad? will it work.
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elevick
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Even though 1 watt of distortion can do more damage than 200 watts of clean power, many voice coils do have their limits.

Once concern I have is that many amps will sound better in the unbridged mode. Check with the manufacturers about the distortion levels bridged vs unbridged.
elevick
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How about this option: Get a pair of killer subs. If you use them with a high quality crossover it will alleviate a ton a strain on your amp (since bass is power hungry) and help to protect the speakers from being pushed too hard. A huge pair of REL's will give you all the bass you could ever want, protect your speakers and add hundreds of watts per channel...
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