By "look impressive", I'm talking about their specs, not thier physical appearance. I really couldn't care less about that. I just gave them a second look tho and I suppose they are pretty decent for the money... similar to Audiobahn, but they are only rated at 600W RMS compared to 1100W (even though you say it'll be less), they have 2.5" voice coils (rather than 3", although the Flame Q also is limited to 2.5"), and so far, I have yet to see sensitivity or any type of frequency response numbers... and usually when those specs aren't listed you have to assume the worst. X-max numbers look similar tho, which is impressive at the lower power rating. Now I do realize that stats are stats and SQ and SPL speak for themselves, but its hard to just take someones word for it without hearing something. I have heard Audiobahn Eternals and I must say that the SQ was only slightly worse than my W7 and SPL was quite impressive (especially for the price). Anyway, I do appreciate your advise and I'm actually still looking at the subs that you suggested (I assume the 130v.2 is the best fit for me.. right?)

I'm actually thinking about getting two cheaper ($125-175) subs (audiobahn or something) and one more expensive ($250-375) SPL sub (Orion H2, Pheonix Gold Titanium Elite, Hifonics Goliath, Eclipse Titanium, etc)

Anyone know anyone who can help me tune this in the Pittsburgh area (Greensburg)?