I'm am unclear how to match a power amp to a particular speaker to get the most power without endangering the speaker. I know it's much better to use a high powered amp than an under powered amp, but how do you know when you have exceeded safe reserves? Say your speaker is rated at 250 watts RMS power handling, they could take much more peaks, so would you be safe with say 450 watts to make sure you don't clip the peaks? Is there a formula to figure this all out?
I'm am unclear how to match a power amp to a particular speaker to get the most power without endangering the speaker. I know it's much better to use a high powered amp than an under powered amp, but how do you know when you have exceeded safe reserves? Say your speaker is rated at 250 watts RMS power handling, they could take much more peaks, so would you be safe with say 450 watts to make sure you don't clip the peaks? Is there a formula to figure this all out?