I'm just scoring them on reviews, CEA2010 data, people's experience, AVSForums etc.
It's not serious scoring, just to see how people view these subs. Not a scientific or qualitive scoring.
Just some fun guys.
It just seems like random numbers plucked from thin air.
www.avsforum.com
Here rhythmik is compared to a mono 15. basically opinions torn... and the odd strong opinion pro rhythmik has only owned rhythmik woofers.
the thing is with a lot of these ID subs... rhythmik, PSA, JTR... they are lived by US people for 2 main reasons
1. value for money and performance
2. customer service
Their customer service, trade ins, warranty support.. leave a lot of other companies in the dust and its why they're much loved and respected. e.g. PSA & Tom V. you can pretty much read a random PSA thread and you'll see a good story about TOm. This forms a big reason why certain subs are rated so highly.
The difference with JTR is.. well the numbers speak for themselves.
The truth is u have ur heart set on a rhythmik sub but trying to create some arbitrary scoring mechanism to make it sounds better than it is just stretching it now. they are US based subs that hardly any of us would have heard and if u do go to the US forums, most people really don't on AVSforums distinguish the subs based on sound quality as they're all pretty much similar up to a large extent.
If Rhythmik was really a S/beyond top tier company above everyone else, they'd have the business and international business structure to support that. But they aren't... they fighting it out with PSA, JTR, monoprice just like everyone else.
And if we dropped Arendal into the US with cheaper shipping costs, a HELL OF A LOT of US members would go to them for the fit and finish as evidenced from most comment sections re: arendal cos generally, the US subs are crap for quality fit and finish compared to Arendal (and SVS.. and every bigger company).