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I recently bought a Diamond D612 sub from my buddy, but I have no idea what amp I should use to run this thing.. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

The best one you can afford.

What we need first is a budget, then we can accurately assess which amp to try

it really comes down to what you can afford and getting enough power to that sub. i believe the D6 subs are 600 rms. so you are going to want a quality amp within your price range that will do 600 rms. and that will have to be at either 1ohm or 2ohm, depending on if you have a dual 2ohm sub or a dual 4ohm sub.

swimmerdude wrote:that will have to be at either 1ohm or 2ohm, depending on if you have a dual 2ohm sub or a dual 4ohm sub.

^That's crucial... If you have dual 4 ohm voice coils sub then you'll only need a 2ohm stable amp and 1ohm stable for dual 2 ohm... So that will also help us guide you in the proper direction.

http://www.diamondaudio.com/content/view/129/143/

on the bottom it says D612D2 (Dual 2 ohms)
600 W (NOM)/ 1200W (MAX)

Ok so what you're looking for is a good 1ohm stable amp that will provide somewhere between 500-750w rms... Now what's your price range?
Keep in mind also that you may be able to get a decent amp used, but only do so from a trusted seller... If you want a warranty stay away from online auctions and some online stores as a lot of manufacturers do not honor online sales.
Nothin beats dealing with your local (or at least closest) authorized dealer.

I'm thinking around $200.
I just checked out a Diesel Audio amp.. The guy at the store recommended this one among others, it fits my budget.. What do you guys think?
http://shop4.frys.com/product/5697261#detailed

Well I'm not to familiar with Diesel Audio and I can't find much info on that amp as to rms wattage and what they're stable at... I do know that those are the low level line of Diesel and that even the higher levels only seem to be stable at 2 ohms, so you may want to do a lil more digging before buying Diesel.

Thanks for the input. Do you have any other recommendations for something around $200? I don't need the greatest amp, just something that won't overheat. I'm thinking of only running it at around 50-60%..

500-600rms for that sub would definitely work and would not be too expensive. off the top of my head, something like a hifonics bxi608 would work very well. i have no idea of how good diesel audio is, never had any experience with them.