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I feel like a huge n00ber for asking, but it's been in the back of my head for awhile, cause I've never really been clarified on it.

Ok, let's say I have this Kicker zX1000.1 amp running 2 Diamond Audio DVC 12" subs they run 600/1200 max

so if I'm running them both bridged in Parallel how many watts is each actually getting, (the amp puts out ~1120 watts) disregard voltage drops, etc...

Are each subs getting the full 1120 watts, or does it disperse between both of them?

Seriously, I feel like such a noob now for asking that, though, but I'm trying to know exactly why things work the way they do with car audio.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rage.gif.0ad8a6e5565b5fddce406566fdd05149.gif

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Generally it's about half if you double the ohm load. So probably 1000-1100w @ 2ohms. It's a good amp though.
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yeah, no doubt, but I just wanna get something that will at least power these subs to their full potential, the kicker amp I had was 1100watts already, the 3500D seems like overkill though, and it's also pretty $$$$
 
I think you need to get a few things straight before you go amp shopping.

Are these Diamond D6's? And dual 2's?

You said "bridged" and parallel. Subs don't bridge, amps do. And a mono amp is not bridgable so what do you mean by bridged.

I guess what I'm getting at is are you sure the subs were wired correctly for a 2 ohm load? (http://images.the12volt.com/12voltimages/2_2ohm_dvc_2ohm.gif)

If you were correctly wired for 2 ohms then the subs were getting very near rated power. Going to a significantly more powerful amp would give you a whole lot more output IMO, but it would increase the odds of damaging the subs by a lot.

I would verify the wiring is/was correct, and that the enclosure type/size is suitable for the sub.

I put a d615 in for a friend recently and was very impressed at a little over rated power.

 
I think you need to get a few things straight before you go amp shopping.
Are these Diamond D6's? And dual 2's?

You said "bridged" and parallel. Subs don't bridge, amps do. And a mono amp is not bridgable so what do you mean by bridged.

I guess what I'm getting at is are you sure the subs were wired correctly for a 2 ohm load? (http://images.the12volt.com/12voltimages/2_2ohm_dvc_2ohm.gif)

If you were correctly wired for 2 ohms then the subs were getting very near rated power. Going to a significantly more powerful amp would give you a whole lot more output IMO, but it would increase the odds of damaging the subs by a lot.

I would verify the wiring is/was correct, and that the enclosure type/size is suitable for the sub.

I put a d615 in for a friend recently and was very impressed at a little over rated power.
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The subs are in parallel, when I say bridged (I'm used to it being called that around here) is running a pos and negative to sub#1 then combining a second set of wires to make a continuous round to sub#2, that's all I meant by bridged.

I think ill just get someone to repair my zx1000.1 , I'm using a orion colbalt 800D for now, I missed my subs, cause tas just swapped out my old blown ones for two brand new ones.

 
I think you need to get a few things straight before you go amp shopping.
Are these Diamond D6's? And dual 2's?

You said "bridged" and parallel. Subs don't bridge, amps do. And a mono amp is not bridgable so what do you mean by bridged.

I guess what I'm getting at is are you sure the subs were wired correctly for a 2 ohm load? (http://images.the12volt.com/12voltimages/2_2ohm_dvc_2ohm.gif)

If you were correctly wired for 2 ohms then the subs were getting very near rated power. Going to a significantly more powerful amp would give you a whole lot more output IMO, but it would increase the odds of damaging the subs by a lot.

I would verify the wiring is/was correct, and that the enclosure type/size is suitable for the sub.

I put a d615 in for a friend recently and was very impressed at a little over rated power.
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Yeah I'd say they should have moved... no excursion?

 
Do some research on Ohm's Law, it will give you explanations and formulas to help you with a lot of resistance, current, voltage, power, etc. problems.

 
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