eric wrote:So something just occurs to me .. I dont think I'm running in parallel .. I have each side of my SS power amp running to its own single speaker.. So that would mean I'm actually creating an 8 ohm load at the amp.. Is this right? Am I that thick that I was running 8 ohms the whole time? Which actually might have been a good thing , seeming the power rating of my amp vs speaker power rating..
You are correct, that is not parallel. And, Yes, you are drawing 8 ohms if each speaker is 8 ohms.
If you wired the speakers together in parallel you would be drawing a 4 ohm load.
Crown XLS 1000 Provides 215W/channel at 8 ohms, 350W/channel at 4 ohms, 700W at 8 ohms bridged.