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<blockquote data-quote="CHEMMINS" data-source="post: 7009830" data-attributes="member: 625734"><p>RMS and Peak are just manufacturers guidelines.</p><p></p><p>When referring to speakers/subs. You want an amplifier that matches the RMS of the speaker because that is what you will play at daily.</p><p></p><p>When referring to amplifiers, you want to match their RMS to the speakers RMS.</p><p></p><p>Peaks happen at different parts of different songs, or electrical peaks.</p><p></p><p>Match the RMS's up, and you should be safe. You can never hurt a speaker due to underpowering them, but you can hurt them by underpowering them, and cranking your deck to compensate, creating a clipped signal to the speakers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CHEMMINS, post: 7009830, member: 625734"] RMS and Peak are just manufacturers guidelines. When referring to speakers/subs. You want an amplifier that matches the RMS of the speaker because that is what you will play at daily. When referring to amplifiers, you want to match their RMS to the speakers RMS. Peaks happen at different parts of different songs, or electrical peaks. Match the RMS's up, and you should be safe. You can never hurt a speaker due to underpowering them, but you can hurt them by underpowering them, and cranking your deck to compensate, creating a clipped signal to the speakers. [/QUOTE]
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