MTX 4500 rms question?

Question

I have two MTX thunder 4500 speakers in a ported box rated for a max of 225 RMS each however my amp is a Kenwood 2 channel model KAC-7204 that puts out 250 RMS times 2channnels. The system runs at 2 ohms, speakers wired in parallel. Is the fact that Im over the max RMS by 25 watts going to blow my speakers?

I have heard its safe to be within 15% of the max on the speakers, but adding 15% would put me at about 259 watts, or is that just a myth. Just worried about this but I dont really want to run them at 4 ohms and lose all that power.

Answer 1

RMS is the minimum power needed to drive the speaker. They probably have a much higher max.

You'll be fine.

Answer 2

That little amount of power wont blow them. If you are to worried about it just turn the amp down a little.

Answer 3

To answer the question correctly, since the amp does not have a volume control on it. Do not set you amp's gain to the max. Set it to where there is no distortion coming from the subs at all. Also you can use a voltmeter to set it to the correct setting in accordance with your stereo.

Last thing James, do not ever give any advice out about car stereos ever again, you have no clue to what your talking about. RMS power is what you need to go by, nothing else. RMS will tell you what that speaker can take all day, every day, not the minimum of what that speaker can take. Peak power is udderly meaningless.