wife gave me the funds for a new sub for xmas with a few restrictions, under 1k,and not too big since we plan on moving to a smaller place in the future,not gonna debate the retristions since last xmas she got me a 46 inch bravia,for my birthday a new pioneer 1120k reciever,so i want to keep her in the joy of giving frame of mind. the sub that looked like a no brainer in this price range is the hsu vth15.but after she saw pictures and had me show her its size it was a no go. i didnt want to repeat getting as flint calls a little noise maker again.(deftech super cube1 wich was loud enough but little definition) i only wacth a movie every 2-3 months but wacth a lot of concerts and listen to a lot of music.so i looked at subs which had a lot of those goals in mind and settled on a rythmik sealed f 15,just under 1k shipped and after seeing the dimensions of the hsu my wife thought its size was reasonable(glad i didnt show her this one first) wll let you know my impressions when i get it set up.