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What is amp's watts-per-channel exceeds speaker?

I want to buy an Outlaw Audio 950 pre/pro along with their Model 770 7-channel Amplifier. The amp puts out 200Wpc.

I have YET to buy speakers, and I have only $1,000 above the pre/amp to buy speakers. I planned on using all $1k for a decent pair of fronts, and try to use my existing 5.1 speakers (these were on a Sony receiver) to fill in the other holes in this new 7.1 system.

My proposed speaker setup:

Fronts: Not yet decided
Rears: Celestion Impact 30, 4 ohm, max 150W
2nd Surrounds: Celestion "Little 1", 8 ohm, 10-50W
Center: MB Quart Center, 6 ohm, 125W
Sub: Velodyne self powered 10"

Here's my newbie question: What happens to my existing speakers when I drive them with a 200Wpc amp? Does the amp step down automatically? From the pre/pro, can I tell them amp to step down the wattage?

Thanks, Greg
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i'm running 2x100 (aka 200W) bi-amped power to my CDM1-NTs. they're rated at 8ohm/120W but handle playing as loud as my tastes require (and quite a bit louder i assure you) and will do so for years, reliabily... it's just the nature of speaker companies to rate speakers in such away, because some knob would complain / sue / whatever if they put 400W thru an 80W speaker at full gain (and while clipping an mp3 at 64kbps recorded off a scratched CD using a laptop driving on a back country road, no doubt. probably the same sot who'd sue McDonalds because they spilled their coffee on the laptop).

cliff notes: don't worry, it'll work BETTER that way actually.
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