.....hmmm, so speakers won't take more watts than what they're rated if there's no distortion?....and distortion isn't first on the list of that which destroys speakers?....may I point out that even with a 50,000 watt amp section pushing a speaker rated at 20 watts, a human is involved choosing the source, and turning the gain knob....the source can be clean or pure crap, and the gain knob can be moved 1/8 inch, or spun three circles resulting in an explosion....I must agree with HiFiHoney....too many watts is never a problem, only too few.......