Buy an amp to overpower subs?

I agree with Steven... I run 2700 watts to a single Eclipse SW9122, 12 inch, DVC from the Eclipse DA7122 Amp. I can do this because I broke the driver in FIRST, measured the Theil-Small Parameters, after the 48 hour break-in period, and then built the enclosure for optimum alignment. I think I went for a Qts around .9, because it offers me the best combination of frequency extension and power handling. Granted, a Qts that high will usually give a bump in the response, but in this case the bump is at (I think I remember correctly) 87Hz, +3dB or so. I was not worried about this because I knew my crossover into the sub was going to be 50Hz @ 48dB, so there is NOTHING even close to 87Hz getting there for the driver to reproduce. I was also EXTREMELY meticulous in the construction and bracing of my box... It was cut on my buddy's router table, which he uses in his sign shop. I didn't even have to use screws. And before I get grief about NOT using screws, it does not need them, I assure you. I used gorilla glue, with weights and clamps to hold each and every joint until it was completely set. The assembly of the box took 8 days!It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

 So those of you who do overpower your systems- I know my headunit's limits now. I know what to never turn it past on any adjustment. So if I do go the overpower route, how should I set my levels? Set the gain & crossover levels, put my sub level to 0, bass to 0, and slowly go up from there untill it doesn't sound right (I do have a pretty sensitive ear), and then back down a click or two and just never go past it again?You'd better get me out of this lord... or else you'll have me to deal with. -- Hunter S. Thompson "F.A.L.I.L.V."