Hydro

these guys have steered you right. best advice is to get the bigger amplifier and not get gain happy. Having an amplifier running at its max output will clip and compress the audio output to the point that it will cook the speakers.

On the other hand, having speakers see double their rated power will also destroy them as well. However, many people dont understand that speakers can benefit from increased power output without clips and compression. They can reproduce tones beyond their rated power briefly and thats what people enjoy as dynamic range.

So go slow, take the time to set up your system and keep the gains down and eliminate the smiley faced EQ's. Let us know how it works out and if you need help tuning the system.... come back here.

It's all good.