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Speaker wattage question

I'm new here, so I hope I'm posting this in the appropriate forum.
I am running KEF LS50's with a Parasound Integrated amp. The amp is rated at 165 WPC @ 8 ohms. The speakers are rated for 25-100 watts (and are possibly lower than 8 ohms according to some sources).
If pushed, do I risk damaging a driver, or will I simply get clipping?
Any help appreciated and please pardon my ignorance on something I'm sure is common knowledge.
chrisg1000

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If pushed, do I risk damaging a driver, or will I simply get clipping?
In my experience, most speaker drivers will blow because of clipping.  Yes, you can send to much power (wattage/current/voltage) to a speaker and pop it, but normally clipping is the issue.

With your rig, it would be INCREDIBLY loud, way before you do damage and you would surely turn it down long before this happens.
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