charles 1973
Super Member
While speaker wattage ratings are important, If I had an amp that was under powered or over powered I would still use it. I agree that before the speaker is being abused, We should hear it before its too late. But that may not always be the case. I could power a .5w transistor radio speaker with a 250w amp (which I have seen done) if I wanted to. But why waste resources. Better to spend the money on better speakers or turntable than a ridiculously over powered amp. Bottom line is unless we are talking a serious mismatch, Or you like you music VERY loud, I wouldn't worry about power ratings. That doesn't make speaker power ratings useless or worthless.
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