Connecting two external speakers

hi
i have one small question: is there any real harm into connecting two external speakers directly to the mac without the help of an amplifier?
will there be any problems?
thanx for replying

I did actually hook 'em up, without the amplifier and it does work with an acceptable level of sound(sounds quite nice) but i need to know whether this will har my mac in the long run.
I have two JBL column speakers.

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