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Speakers don’t need their maximum RMS power. You’ll go deaf if you’re pushing 100w to these on the regular in a living room.
100w (or 150) is just the power rating that the manufacturer assures that the voice coils can safely handle without burning up after hours of use.
Even inefficient rocks masquerading as speakers will likely be uncomfortable to listen to for longer than 10 or 15 minutes at 100w.
Absolutely true and only because an amplifier is able to output 100W per channel, does not mean you have to put it in full volume. Higher output means better electronic components are used, also means I don’t have to use the amplifier in max power constantly