need some advice on what amp to use

[Greggk 10+ year member]

that will properly power and not kill my sub.

i have a diamond audio D312 dual 4ohm, which i am going to wire to 2ohm.. here are the specs on the sub. btw i am only running the single 12" diamond audio D312 sub in a 1.0 cu ft sealed box

http://www.diamondaudio.com/content/view/134/148/

D312.2 - 12" Dual Voice Coil Subwoofer

Textured Copolymer Cone with Aluminum Dust Cap

Nitrile Butadine Rubber (NBR) Surround

Heavy Gauge Stamped Steel Basket

Integrated Tinsel Leads

Venturi Vented Basket

Vented Pole Piece

Double Stacked Ferrite Magnet

Optimized Spider with Balanced Linear Suspension

2.5” Voice Coils Power Handling NOM/MAX: 400/800 Watts Sensitivity (2.83V/1m):

86 dB SPL Freq. Response: 25-250 Hz Mounting Depth:

6.2 in. Diameter:

11.1 in.

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[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

Kicker ZX-500.1 should do nicely

 

[Greggk 10+ year member]

any other suggestions?

 

[C3 Customs 10+ year member]

Stetsom 1k6 2 ohm version

SSL STA120

Audiopipe 15001D

SPL Dk2000D

Mobile Spec ICEX-1000D

O2 Audio Spiral 1.2KW

more options

 

[Greggk 10+ year member]

thanks anymore suggestions?

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

About any respectable brand that's 400-600w at 2 ohms is going to work fine. There are numerous good options.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=18819

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=19066

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=19365

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=19251

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=12982

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=18703

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

My crossfire will work good on the sub and leave you room to upgrade later