Help With A 500 Watt subwoofer and a 1000 amp

[Bgpoet]

one question guys : I have A SSL 500 WATT Subwoofer and im thinking to buy a 1000 sony xplod amplifier 2 chan my question is will it work fine or will it b to muchh watt for just one subwoofer? or maybe you can tell me wch amp will work fine with that subwoofer

 

[AndrewT]

we need the info.
1000W into what load or is it 500+500W into two loads?
What is the speaker power capability? continuous/ peak/ music power? What is it's impedance?
What cabinet does the driver use?
Does it need an equalised signal?

 

[Bgpoet]

O0ok heres all i have right now

600W Amp 4/3 channel Sony xplod
4 speakers sony xplod: front 190W , Rear 270W (Im Not Sure of whats the peak power but thats what the box says)
Subwoofer: SSL 500W
Equalizer: SSL S4EQ

right now im using the 4 channels, 3 for speakers and 1 for the subwoofer and tats why im thinking to buy a another amp for my subwoofer cuz i think using the 4 channels will damage my 600w amp i have the cables and everything i just need to know wuts better for my subwoofer. I hope this is wat are you asking for so you can help me out wiht my situation