IMO, Audiobahn got a bad rap because of a few reasons. They're dirt cheap, which has allowed any bubb rubb with a few bucks and a vehicle to get them. This results in a couple things...installer error (wrong box, amp, ect.) because of inexperienced or beginner audio-philes...not to mention people seem to dislike what is cheap and everyone else has. I would have to agree, they're lower line is just that, low-end....but that can be expected considering the average price is less than $100. However, their higher end stuff is extremely impressive for the money. Although their specs sometimes seem a little iffy to me, their features alone speak for their ability. Ofcourse they're not SQ subs, they're not pushing them as that, and I doubt anyone buys them for that reason. But for SPL, I've seem few, if any, subs outperform these for less cash. The ironic thing is, if they would have sold these same subs for 2 or 3 times as much, I'm willing to bet some of you anti-audiobahnists would be all over them.