I bought a pair of ns1000's new in '81 and have been running them with a threshold cas 2 (100w/ch) for 20 years including a bunch of parties in college in the early 80's. No sign of damage so far!
Am I hurting my speakers?
I have a pair of Yamaha NS 1000M speakers that are rated 50w continous and 100w maximum, and they are being driven by a Creek 4330R 40W amp. I think they sound nice, and have not heard any distortion on my tweeters. I think the amp is rated at 40w idle and max 200w. Am I okay or am susceptible to clipping, and would I even hear it?