CSiA6 with AMP 250W?

denverbuck
denverbuck Posts: 1
edited November 2012 in Speakers
upgrading my HT system, adding individual AMPs for my speakers.
I got my eye on Emotiva XPA-100 (250w)

will this be a problem?
considering so far I have AMPs the match the max Watt for rest of my speakers
what would happen if have the urge to crank the volume will this speaker be at risk with this AMP
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  • specd_out
    specd_out Posts: 505
    edited November 2012
    I highly doubt you going to do any damage. Center channels dont have much dynamic sounds sent to them. Its mostly voices and its rarely used for music. Its hard to kill a speaker with too much power. Its much easier to kill a speaker by clipping amp
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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited November 2012
    nope. I've been pushing mine for months now with 400W and high current from HK Citation 7.1
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited November 2012
    agreed. Dont drive to clipping youll be fine.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2012
    Underpowered is a real-world issue, over powered is not unless you drive the speakers so hard you damage them.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,006
    edited November 2012
    Agree with all the above posters. Lets remember that a volume dial isn't ment to be buried either. Turning it all the way up, amps or not, introduces distortion and that will kill tweeters just as fast.

    My wife is the worst with the volume control, constantly hitting +5. I then had to set rules, -10 was the loudest she was able to go unless I was present. Reason being is you start entering the danger zone after that and I can better tell when the music is starting to collapse and limits are reached. She can't....so the rules are set.
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