Program power vs RMS power?

[chilay1000]

Hi I’m new to car audio I have a question. I have a kicker kxa 800.5 and it can do 100W RMS x 4 at 2ohms if that’s what I’m reading right. So I was planning on running 4 midrange speakers and 4 tweeters in parallel pairs so 1 midrange (sh - hd6.4E) and 1 tweeter (SH - PROTW1 1” voice coil aluminum tweeter) but the tweeter is 120w program power and the midrange speaker is 225w RMS is there gonna be anything bad about that or will the amp blowup the tweeter? And what’s the difference between program power and rms power?

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[YourNameHere 10+ year member]

FYI....more speakers doesnt equal better sound, keep it simple especially since you have no idea what you are doing

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

the tweeter is 120w program power and the midrange speaker is 225w RMS is there gonna be anything bad about that or will the amp blowup the tweeter?

No issues there. The amp will output depending on the speaker's impedance rating. Are you using a component x-over or is only the tweeter with x-over?