Is there a such too much power for speakers?


How do I know the amp I’m looking to buy is beautifully enough power for my speakers?
what will happen when the power amp is (way) over or too much power for the speakers?
My Local dealer quoted, “there aren’t limits on power amp, (but my budget that is). The more, the better, they added”
Their suggested highest amplifications are in $75k range (my speakers are in $20k range)
Please help.
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Hi all, it’s my update.
It’s been a about month, system being freshly put up in the new room, synergy finally arrived and wow I’m finally satisfied with what I already have, the VTL ST-150, 120wpc. .  Dynamic= check
. Soundstage= check
. Imagine= check
. Disappearance= check
. Inner detail= check
. Tuneful bass= check
. Fullness= check
. PRAT= check
. 3D’s= hmm ok
. Toes tapping= check

When synergy arrived last week, I’m not going to lie, I turned off system and walked away many nights thinking that my ears are being programmed or getting used to the new sound or playing tricks with my brain. But it’s been more than a week with many smiles (and smirk) and satisfactions.... it completes me.
Wow, synergy! Took you that long?
Gotta say. I love you man.

Audire's Julius Siksnius thought that a really strong power supply and 100 watts was sufficient.  Except for a few things I can't afford anyway, I tend to agree, even though I use 4 channels of 125 (250 and 400 into 4 and 2 ohms) wpc Audire amps for my subs and mains.  With the real, four way  Nautilus speakers from B&W, eight channels of 350 watts per channel are necessary.  If I can't have that, I am content to listen and not worry about it, because since I heard it, everything in between my system and the Nautilus system is just a never ending stop gap of frustration, frustration of trying to pretend something is in between.  Of course, I do not count lush, harmonically rich speakers, etc.  because it is not my taste to guess what the musicians and producers wanted, and to buy a system that fulfills that goal for specific recordings for the detriment of others.
I don’t have the scratch to be an ultra-high end user like most of you appear to be, but just received a Musical Paradise MK III. Rated at 6.5 w/ch.
Using B&W DM 630’s. Cost: $360 for the integrated tube amp from a previous one-owner.
At 12 o’clock, that thing could blow out your eardrums. No distortion detected.
Not going to try, either.
Oh, I got this amp ,yesterday afetrnoon, so I’m not fully familiar with its characteristics, yet.
 I will say the highs sparkle and there is plenty of solid bottom at my neighbors' non-disturbing level.
Gabriel and Genesis sounded great as did Caravan, Gong and Enya.
Going to try Cusco and Weather Report. today.


Not sure if I posted this,
but years back, mid 90’s I think?

 I had a nice pair of altec Lansing m508’s, powered by carvin dcm 2000 amps in bridge mono bloc version.

i was sending enough watts to make those speakers sing.
  Always careful of the volume, but the effortless, and very airy, sound was great.

the amps were great, but not reliable, so I gave them to my cousin 
  
 More watts=better
I have one of these amps on order, and I noticed this conversation from the engineers blog about power and clipping
Look at "Amplifiers for the future of High Performance Audio" post ....

https://legacyaudio.com/backstage/perspective/