Well i got a better price than the $1600, but it was still more than 2 LFM-1.I liked what i heard on it's lowend on music.It's 2" of speaker travel and 1200 watt amp. really give alot of impact on movies too.If i could have heard the LFM-1 then it might have changed my mind,but i didn't want to buy it and send it back just to listen to it.The seismic also has a balanced XLR input which works great with the 990 preamp.