Interesting only because it is now December 2019 and I have been very fortunate to find both an RF3 and RF3 II set of beautifully kept speakers. I still love my Cerwin Vega RE38's and also a set of RE30's, they all sound great with different types of music.
I also found a KSW15 which is probably one of the most awesome sub-woofers in this pricepoint.
I don't plan on pushing more than 150 watts but if I do, I'll never exceed a volume level where the speakers start distorting, I think that's when you know you're going to damage a speaker system, correct me if I'm wrong please.