I had a discussion with a friend of mine a while back touching on this very topic. He does a lot of DJ work in his spare time and we got to talking about some of the similarities/differences between pro equipment and home audio equipment. My opinion was, and he agreed, that DJ's care mostly about spl as that is more important, where HT guys generally prioritize sound quality first.
Craig, I love that you're NOT one of those who only judge subs by their output(only) and appreciate your efforts to inform. If a sub plays loud but makes all kinds of unwanted noise, what is the point? marketing? our sub is better 'cause it's louder? lol!
...there are car companies doing the same thing with peak hp numbers because it sells.
