Implications of underpowered amp on speakers

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kinosfronimos

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So preaume an amp has a rated power output of 30W to speakers of 6Ω @ 1kHz (and the amp can handle 6-16Ω speakers).
What would happen if I tried to drive speakers with a recommended power requirement of 40 - 150 W at 6Ω?
Would the speakers play fine, but not particularly loudly?
Or would it tax and overheat the amp?
Or any other damage/issues?
Thanks!
 

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