How much power can a pair of Klipsch La Scalas take ?

Thanks bill, I bought the La Scalas to keep up with my chorus speakers. The chorus speakers would drown out any speaker I try and run with them. The La Scalas are about as sensitive as the chorus speakers
so there a good match sound wise. But power handling not so much.

And on the noise I bought a mapleshade noise suppression ground loop with double helix wound power strip.the lows are pretty black👍

… So I don’t want to hurt them .

@devaultcarl1 --

In the context of the Klipsch La Scala's and their power handling I'd assume for above quote to be aimed at your ears. Sporting 104-105dB sensitivity you'll hit some 120dB's or slightly more with 100 watts, at the listening position up to some 3 meters away. That's a lot of strain on you ears. Indeed I'd lower above rated average wattage usage by at least factor 10. Don't know the size of your listening room though (and listening distance) added to how hard it's damped, which can change the estimations notably. How old are your La Scala's?

My room is 25-20, my La Scalas are 1970. I up graded caps and tweeters. They sound great I run a svs ultra sb16 with them. I like loud music but also like clean sound down at lower sound levels.

My room is 25-20, my La Scalas are 1970. I up graded caps and tweeters. They sound great I run a svs ultra sb16 with them. I like loud music but also like clean sound down at lower sound levels.

It’s great that a pair of (partly upgraded) almost 50 year old speakers can still bring joy to a listener - without any notable sonic degradation, that is. Certainly a testament to their longevity. My setup is quite similar to yours on the speaker front (my speakers are "modelled" around the Klipsch Belle), and I also use an SVS SB-16 Ultra to augment my main speakers downwards. With your large-ish listening room and desire for loud playback I might not suggest an 8 watt SET..