Damping factor and power cosmic. There is no reason to limit yourself to class D. Class D is popular for plate amplifiers because they can be made much smaller and produce little heat. But, if you are using passive woofers like I do I think AB amps are better. I use QSC PLX-3602's
3600 watts bridged into 4 ohms, Damping Factor 500. Now you also need a cross over. JL Audio makes an excellent one.