If my speakers are rated between 25 - 125 watts, does this mean that anything about 125 is dangerous and could blow them? If so, would using a 150w per channel amp, as an example, actually be an issue? Or does it just mean I have to be careful with the volume knob?
Mostly this, but 150W into anything reasonably sensitive is going to blow your ears before it blows the drivers. More speakers get broken by using underpowered amps at full clip.
So here's what might seem like a silly question:
If my speakers are rated between 25 - 125 watts, does this mean that anything about 125 is dangerous and could blow them? If so, would using a 150w per channel amp, as an example, actually be an issue? Or does it just mean I have to be careful with the volume knob?