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TEB
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Audio help?

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Hi again,

I'm confused about fitting speakers into my car :o Im getting either Vibe or Fli 17cm componants, but they are both rated at about 80-85W RMS...... But my headunit just says it has 4x 52W outputs? Is that RMS?

And if i fitted these speakers, would it damage them/my headunit?

Thanks
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80-85W RMS is wot the speakers can handle before braking them

and 4x50 is the maximum the headunit can put out. 4 speakers at 50 rms or wot eva it is.

so no i wont damage it at all, it shud be perfectly fine
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that headunit output power is max power, not rms - most decent headunits only put out about 30w rms tops. So pretty much them speakers are slightly overkill unless u are amping them. They won't damage anything tho and will still sound gd but to get waht they are capable of u shud get a amp
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that headunit output power is max power, not rms - most decent headunits only put out about 30w rms tops
i stand corrected.............kind of :?
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1414 - corsa gsi's on the road in 2008.
735 - corsa gsi's currently on the road and 436 SORN
Basicly you would have to be a right tw*t to break one for parts :rant:

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So it wont damage my head unit?
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no
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