actually a L7 against a 8500 the 8500 may come out ahead just a tad but the L7 is way deeper...but a L7 against a 9500 is nothing to watch...the L7 is junk i have owned the L7 and now have 2 8500 and i am right now trying to sell them for one 9500. so if you havent owned them both then you dont know...the L7 is over rated and over rated in power handiling...i have seen a 9500 ran off a memphis mojo amp which is 2200 watts...so who has ever heard of the L7 series even taking their Recomemded 750-1000??? also if you would like to buy my 8500s they were used for one month and are dual 4 ohms and i would like 350 +shipping thanks... e-mail is m1chae11ane123@yahoo.com