I have had good experiences with theyre California USA made gear, in which is all I have ever been able to keep running.All the HCT amps, have always performed well for me, and have always done well with rated power, and some.I still run some older gear from this brand, and never have had any issues,.Its as with any brand..you get what you pay for,in my opinion.Most are tight A S S E S, and dont want to pay for top notch gear, so they end up with entry level gear expecting to achieve the miracle of getting top notch out of it,or going beyond the limitations of, and ruin theyre equipment, due to nothing more than stupidity.I have Audiobahn gear, and still run, and has served me well, and have been happy with the performance throughout.I have a 3 way component set, and a two way component set, and still sound fantastic,and a couple HCT amplifiers, that are working fine, and still shell out the power.all USA California made gear.Ive had these since About 2001, and still in operation,and have pushed beyond limitations, and still sound great, and working fanstastic.