My sub's better than yours.... or is it?

I like this sub     
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C2tE7vjdHk

Yeah... when the difference between the $200 sub vs the $2k sub is so small that most people can't ID the sound of the cheaper one..... you really have to question the wisdom of the extra $1800..... especially in the home studio of the average Sonar* user. (*or any other DAW for that matter)

Location Location Location..... so important with so many things. 

I wouldn't put my faith in a $150 Wal-Mart subwoofer unless I knew somebody who'd been using one for a year or more. It could die on you at an inopportune moment, as has been the case with almost every cheap (and some not-so-cheap) self-powered speakers I've ever had. 

Whenever I power up my audio interface, it defaults to full-blast volume. I have to turn it down to -30db to suit my powered speakers. If, heaven forbid, I forget to adjust the volume before playing something, those speakers blast out a volume level comparable to standing in front of a rock band's PA. Ouch! And I've lost count of how many times I've done it. Each time it happens, I thank those German engineers for thinking of me when they designed those amplifiers and speakers.

I would not, however, want to try that with a Best Buy special.