With all speakers I can think of you don't really have to look at the power handling figure. The speaker you have described will work fine attached to a 200 watt power amp. What destroys speakers is clipping. This is when the power amp runs out of power and produces a square wave (aka- distortion). You will then be pulling out burnt voice-coils and exploded crossovers.
What causes clipping is when the amplifier runs out of power. This means that you are more likely to destroy your speaker with a 15 watt amplifier that has been pushed beyond its limits than with a 200 watt amplifier.
Things that will destroy your speakers:
-Distorted music (the recording and/or source) played at high volume levels
-System noise such as turning on power amp prior to preamp
-Clipping
-Lightning
-Children and cats
The efficency of your speakers and their impedance will help you determine the minimum amplifier requirements.
If this was too much information I am sorry. I am bored at work and this is more interesting than doing things that could be confused with productivity.
"In an average week I would say that I only do about 15 minutes of real, actual, work." -Office Space
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What causes clipping is when the amplifier runs out of power. This means that you are more likely to destroy your speaker with a 15 watt amplifier that has been pushed beyond its limits than with a 200 watt amplifier.
Things that will destroy your speakers:
-Distorted music (the recording and/or source) played at high volume levels
-System noise such as turning on power amp prior to preamp
-Clipping
-Lightning
-Children and cats
The efficency of your speakers and their impedance will help you determine the minimum amplifier requirements.
If this was too much information I am sorry. I am bored at work and this is more interesting than doing things that could be confused with productivity.
"In an average week I would say that I only do about 15 minutes of real, actual, work." -Office Space
Now back to Tetris!