Does the power split when you have 2 subs

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Ok I know the anwser everyone will give is yes if 2 subs are hooked up to an amp putting out 1000wrms then the power gets divided 500 would goto each.

But here is the thing. Say it was a 2 channel amp. 500wrms per channel or like 1000 bridged. Now what happens to that power when you bridge the amp and say ran 2 2 ohms subs to it in series. Now the power sould be divided correct? Back to 500 each sub. Here is the problem ive installed a bunch of systems and every time I bridge a 2 channel amp instead of running 1 sub to each channel it is without a doubt louder to my ear. I am always setting gains with a dmm. Can somone explain what this is all about?

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[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

So what you're saying... and I'm really trying here.

Is that you have 2 - 2 ohm drivers, and an amp that puts out 500 watts X 2 @ 2 ohms. When you bridge said amplifier, it is capable of 1000 X 1 @ 4 ohms.

When you hook it up bridged, with the gains set for 1000 watts.... AKA 63.2 volts.... it's not as loud as when you run a sub to each channel with the gain for each channel reading 31.6 volts.

And you can HEAR the difference?

What amp and subs are we referring to here?

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

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[shortyg83 10+ year member]

the last setup was this.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16349

and it was 2 infinity refernce subs that are dual voice coil.

Original config was 1 sub to each channel wired to 2 ohms each. Set the gain and such sounded OK. Then took both subs wired them in series and put a 4 ohm load on the amp bridged. It sounded a lil bit louder. Im not saying alot but it was a difference.

I dont understand why if the power was split. I could only assume that maybe when the amp is in 2 channel mode it isn't as efficiant as when bridged.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

oh and the gains were set between 63 and 64 when bridged

and 31-32 i couldn't get it exactly to the decimal