could you hear the difference between 100-150 watts? maybe/maybe not. but what about 300-450 watts(also 50%)?perhaps. i'm not going to argue that. but your statement was much much more incorrect. you said that different rca's made the sub "feel like it put out 50% more power."
now this is just my opinion but i think that the difference between 300 and 450 watts is much more audible than a different set of wires that do nothing but carry signal to an amp. oh and by the way an amplifier "puts out power" not a subwoofer.