I know this issue has already been done to death, but I seem to know/understand even less than I think I do. I am enquiring about the possible damage a lower powered amp ( 100 W in this case ) can do to a higher power rated speaker ( 200 W in this case. ) The answer, from an engineer building VERY high end components, follows:
" It is the opposite case. If you apply 200W on 100W speaker you will burn them totally. But if you apply !00W on 200W speakers you will drive them only at half. Please note that you listen in a normal room only with maximum 10W ( ten watt) otherwise you will destroy your ears. " ( the guy is Swiss ).
I always understood that it is the weaker amplifier posing a greater danger than the stronger? Also, are we actually listening at only 10W?? And the 800W and 1000W systems? What exactly am I missing here?
" It is the opposite case. If you apply 200W on 100W speaker you will burn them totally. But if you apply !00W on 200W speakers you will drive them only at half. Please note that you listen in a normal room only with maximum 10W ( ten watt) otherwise you will destroy your ears. " ( the guy is Swiss ).
I always understood that it is the weaker amplifier posing a greater danger than the stronger? Also, are we actually listening at only 10W?? And the 800W and 1000W systems? What exactly am I missing here?
