Manufacturer speaker power recommendations


If lower power/clipping is worse than high power (rserve for a speaker, why do manufacturers provide recommendations?
ie. 50-200watts? Using ie. 300/400w amp doesn't damage speaker, does it?
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The recommendation by a spkr manufacturer is for minimum watts needed to drive the spkr and for nominal wattage, not peaks. Peak wattage is usually 4x higher, but that is a very short duration.
A 300 watt amp would mean it could provide a peak signal easily without clipping. You probably would only be using about 10 to 15 watts for typical listening.