...I still feel I could find better ways to spend $800 dollars than on one 350 watt sub. ...when I was on a stricter budget I would have wanted more than 350 watts worth of bass for that amount of money.
Micah, I don't mean to minimize the importance of the power output of the amplifier, but you can't accurately judge the performance of a subwoofer by the wattage of the amplifier. What's important is that the driver and amplifier are well matched. A more efficient driver will require less power to reach it's potential than an inefficient driver. So, if you'll forgive the oversimplification, it's not out of the realm of possibility that a subwoofer with a 350 watt amp could play louder than a subwoofer with a 1000 watt amp. Also, the power of the amplifier does not indicate the quality of the sound the sub will produce.
