Originally Posted by ttocs

people blow speakers off of factory radios all the time. It is not because the speaker couldn't handle 15 watts but because a lower power signal gets pushed into clipping sooner then a high power signal. I know my 3-ways up front are not rated at 400 watts, but they love playin it. As long as you keep the signal clean and unclipped no matter what is powering it(1 watt or a 1k) you will be fine.

The old pg amps are the only ones worth having. Mine is 8 yrs old and the last of the good series before they went offshore. Even the newer stuff is better then alot of brands but it is nothing like it was in th 80s-90s...