Its because both are in my price range and they are both highly powerful. Orion because its got nothing but solid reviews. I want more than 1.2kw i just said that as a minimum I really want at least 2000 so if i decide to move up i wont have to worry later on. But earthquake seems like a phenominal deal, its just i hear alot of them blow up or so i have been reading....and so yea...haha I dont want mines to blow up....