well, i've had my GP 3000D Pro for 15 mths, and i love it, never even gets warm. Had my new GPV subs for over 7 months and never had a problem, great subs for the money IMO. So value is in the eye of the beholder. I have nothing against AP, it think it's a good amp for the money, but it's to **** long for me LOL. It all boils down to how much money you got, and how much you're willing to spend, people get stuff based on income. U just have to learn how to take care of it, if its cheap example ( i have 2 Lanzar Vibes 1200Ds , thats going on 10 years old, i paid $200 each for them. Still going strong today in my daily driver. Why??? 1) never ran it under recommended ohm load. 2) i have the nessesary power requirements to run them at 1 ohm. and 3) i don't play them at full blast for hour on hand.