Many manufacturers of high end equipment don't give power ratings. The reason is simple...there are many different ways to calculate the power rating so it is a meaningless number to most people. Unless you drive the amp into clipping it is unlikely you will damage the speaker before you reach an uncomfortable volume level. It is far easier to damage a driver with a low power amp driven into clipping than it is with a much higher power amp that only occasionally hits peaks beyond the average rating of the speaker. For this reason you should choose an amp that exceeds, not equals the maximum rating if it is known.
There are different methods to get an idea of how much power you need which depend on a lot of factors, but here is one. It is an oversimplification of the complete picture but gives you a starting point. First estimate how loudly you want to listen to your 90dB speakers and double the 90/dB at 1W for every 3dB. Say you are a metal head who wants to hit 105dB peaks. You need to double it 5 times so 1x2x2x2x2x2 = 32W. That is at 1 meter but you need to quadruple the power every time you double the distance so if you are sitting 4 meters away you need 32x4x4= 512W.
You should go even higher because you don't want the amp to clip. Of course if you sit closer or don't need to hit 105dB peaks your needs go way down.
While it is true that there is generally less energy at higher frequencies UNCLIPPED that is radically changed when the amp clips as it produces distortions and energy at much higher frequencies than the fundamental. Having repaired a large number of PA and sound reinforcement speakers I guarantee you it is almost always the tweeter that is blown and very seldom a woofer.
The bottom line is this....too little is far worse than more than enough.
There are different methods to get an idea of how much power you need which depend on a lot of factors, but here is one. It is an oversimplification of the complete picture but gives you a starting point. First estimate how loudly you want to listen to your 90dB speakers and double the 90/dB at 1W for every 3dB. Say you are a metal head who wants to hit 105dB peaks. You need to double it 5 times so 1x2x2x2x2x2 = 32W. That is at 1 meter but you need to quadruple the power every time you double the distance so if you are sitting 4 meters away you need 32x4x4= 512W.
You should go even higher because you don't want the amp to clip. Of course if you sit closer or don't need to hit 105dB peaks your needs go way down.
While it is true that there is generally less energy at higher frequencies UNCLIPPED that is radically changed when the amp clips as it produces distortions and energy at much higher frequencies than the fundamental. Having repaired a large number of PA and sound reinforcement speakers I guarantee you it is almost always the tweeter that is blown and very seldom a woofer.
The bottom line is this....too little is far worse than more than enough.