Recommended Power Amp watts vs Speaker Watt power handling ability


What would happen if I connected a pair of 8 Ohm speakers with recommended 100 - 200 watts (Monitor Audio Gold 300) to a power amp of 250 watts per channel into 8 Ohms (Primare A32)? Is it safe? Would the speakers be blown?
mewsickbuff

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@mewsickbuff  Agree with willland.  The issue of powering speakers is one of the most misunderstood in all of audio.  Willland is right that the only way you can do damage with a more  powerful amp is if you go nuts with the volume control.

The important truth to note is that speakers are more often damaged by under- powering speakers.  An amp weaker than your speakers need will clip the musical sinewave and in extreme cases damage the drivers in your speakers, most specifically the voicecoils leading to rather expensive repairs.

I just left the monitor audio website.  Looks like a lot of thought and advanced technology has gone into their design.

Good luck with this.