As far as a rock gord amp i would go with the older Power series if you want to save money , here is a T1000BD http://www.techronics.com/caraudio_1488_Rockford-Fosgate-T10001bd-1-Channel-Car-Audio-Amplifier.html , Nut ive seen T500's rating @980 watts Rms Fosgate is da best of the best when it comes to amps , You can also go with The RE XT2000DEv2
http://www.techronics.com/caraudio_10041_RE-Audio-XT2000DEv2-1000-Watts-RMS-Class-DE-Monoblock-Car-Audio-Amplifier.html $269.00 , Hope this helps