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Is it to much power?

I'm thinking of buying some new amps and i like the line from Pass labs.I like the x600 monos the best.My question is if a speaker is rated for 30 to 200 watts can a 600watt set of mono blocks be bad for these speakers??The speakers are Artemis EOs sig/Large bass modules.They say these speakers are capable of playing at really loud levels.I Dont really listen to my music that its hurting my ears but i dont listen at wisper levels either.
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gregm
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I would prefer to slightly underpower speakers than overpower them
If you mean, operate the speakers slightly below their spec'd limits (~100W?) -- agreed.
If, OTOH, you mean not having enough amplification power to meet these spec'd limits -- don't do it! Clipping can damage the drive units!

The idea being that, even if the amplifier's energy output exceeds the speakers', one probably won't play loud enough to reach thermal limits; with an underpowered amp, you can easily hit clipping!
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