Brit, as Craig indicated, the power ratings given for speakers are rarely anything to be concerned about. In theory the maximum would represent the power that could be input continuously without the speaker going up in a puff of smoke, but commonly the number given is conservative and the speaker actually was able to take more in a torture test. Keep in mind that at a comfortably loud average level speakers use about 1-2 watts and only on split second peaks is power likely to approach 100 watts. Even a thousand watt amp therefore wouldn't place the speaker in any danger. No, having even more power than necessary in reserve doesn't audibly help with distortion or anything else. Unused power is simply that; unused.
