well not neccesarily... i love my bl's... i go through these audio phases where i spend 3-5 k all at once on my system then get sick of it after a year, take it all out. sell everything, and go the next year with no system. then all it takes is one day of someone bumping next to me for me to get that urge, and everytime i start over on systems it usually is kicker subs n amps for temp setups just for the hard bass. although i dont use kicker subs anymore and my kicker amps are being replace by a powerbass xl 4000d. i would always give kicker 5 star ratings