John is correct. Unless you play heavy metal at live venue volumes, it is highly unlikely that you will overdrive your speakers with too big an amp. OTOH, there are many who say that for a given amp design, the lower powered units sound better. I certainly heard that with the McCormack DNA 0.5 vs. 1.0. But the short answer is that those are just guidelines.
Speaker power ratings vs. aplifier power ratings?
This is probably a stupid question that has been answere here many times but her it goes anyway......
If a speaker is rated at 120 WPC at 4 ohms such as my Green Mountain Europa's how close to that power rating do I have to stay near when choosing an amplifier?
In other words, does 120WPC mean 120WPC with no room for deviation?
If a speaker is rated at 120 WPC at 4 ohms such as my Green Mountain Europa's how close to that power rating do I have to stay near when choosing an amplifier?
In other words, does 120WPC mean 120WPC with no room for deviation?