It is more likely to blow a speaker using too little power then using more than you need, I doubt you will ever be able to tolerate the levels it would take to blow those speakers, also the speaker should indicate when it is being pushed too hard....then just turn it down a bit.
Help Me --Will I blow my system?
Hello, This is a newbie question so I am sorry if it has come many times before. I just bought some amazing Legacy Studio monitors that run at 4 ohm impedence and have a peak rating of 300w. I want to run them with a B&K sonata ex 442, which runs at 200w each channel at 8 ohm. This means though that the speakerrs will be at 400 w at 4 ohm, which is 100w over the tech Legacy rating. Is my B&K to powerful? I have another system the Legacy's can go on, but I was hoping to use it on my B&K system. It should be noted that I have blown a pair of Polk Audios with the B&K, but I heard that Polks just blow with any set up. ( I am very careful though.) I guess this is a 4 ohm v 8 ohm question, one that still escapes me, as I am not so sure what 8/4 rating even means in a real world of listening.