Contrary to "conventional wisdom", you are MORE likely to destroy speaker drives when you have INSUFFICIENT power rather than when you have too much.
Having a higher rated power rating just means you have more reserves in handling transients/spikes in demand when the music calls for it.
I used to own the Quad 12L Actives which are the same speakers as the 12L but fitted with Quad's current dumping power amps (they have about 40W driving the tweeter alone and another 60W driving the woofer... PER CHANNEL) and they were pretty sweet speakers.
They did lack a bit on the low end though, so perhaps the 22L might suit you a bit better. FWIW, Quads aren't particularly bass heavy in the first place so best to listen to the 22L first if you can.
Having a higher rated power rating just means you have more reserves in handling transients/spikes in demand when the music calls for it.
I used to own the Quad 12L Actives which are the same speakers as the 12L but fitted with Quad's current dumping power amps (they have about 40W driving the tweeter alone and another 60W driving the woofer... PER CHANNEL) and they were pretty sweet speakers.
They did lack a bit on the low end though, so perhaps the 22L might suit you a bit better. FWIW, Quads aren't particularly bass heavy in the first place so best to listen to the 22L first if you can.