Who is it? Is there one?

I'm feed up with going into every shop I come across not being very knowledgable about what the hell they are selling.

Conversation goes like this:

Me: Hi. I'm Jamie. I used to do competitions a lot back in the day, and now I am looking to get started again. I'm looking for a small amp to run my subs with. I would like to stay under 100 watts for the sub amp so I can compete in the 250W category. Somthing that could handle 2 ohm stereo or 1 ohm mono and put out out a little more. I've been out of the show scene for a while, and I don't know what is new scince then.

Them: Oh, hell yeah. We win competitions all the time. We got the perfect amp for you. This (insert brand name here) amp will push 1000 watts.

Me: That's cool. But, I'm looking to stay in a lower power category than that though. That amp is rated at 4X 200, so its a 800 watt amp. I need something smaller.

Them: How about this (insert brand name here) amp. It's 2 x 250W, but it will do 600 watts at 1ohm mono.

Me:

Me: Ok, thanks for your time.


WTF?? Is there a shop that knows what the hell they are selling or doing?
Where do the real competitors shop at in Atl?? I can't believe in this big ass city, that it is this difficult to find a serious shop.

Damn this is frustrating.

Any help?