Quad-D

Thanks for all of the comments. I was pretty confident that I would not damage my system but needed the reassurance of the experts on this BB. I saved way too long to get the Klipsch system to loose them because I was pushing it too hard. I do have another question though. How are people monitoring the wattage output of their amps. Myram and others have mentioned that they are only using a few watts to power their systems. Are you actually measuring the voltage/current and calculating the wattage, measuring the wattage directly, or is it a nifty function of your receiver? Just curious. Quad-D p.s. when I told my wife that I had 8 replies in less 24 hours, she thought we are all a bunch of geeks. I don't think she understands how loyal/obsessed Klipsch owners are. The quality of the Klipsch speakers was what first attracted me but this BB was what sold me. I don't know of any other manufacture that would allow owners to rant and rave about their speaker quality, about their business practices, and even about politics. Thanks again for the input and thanks Klipsch for a great product and a great site.

I have seen a lot of posts regarding how many watts are needed to power a pair of Klipsch speakers. I know that they are very efficient and don't need much. My question is - can you ever have too much? I have an Onkyo 787 (100 watts/channel) powering my RF3, RC3, RS3 and KSW12. The stereo is in our great room which is about 22'x25' with vaulted ceilings peaking at ~18'. With that much space, it takes a lot of sound to be loud. On occasion, I have been known to run the system at about 75% max power (which is pretty darn loud). There are no signs of clipping, distortion etc. The speakers track the volume perfectly. My concern is whether that much power or more can ever hurt my speakers. Any thoughts? Quad-D p.s. If they do get damaged, it won't be a good enough excuse for my wife to let me upgrade to a pair of RF7s.