Problem is two fold: Cheap people and people that have no clue what SQ is.

See, most people don't understand that SQ is more than just loud ass bass in your car. Now-a-days every ying yang puts a few 15's and some cheap ass amp in their car and THINK it's the bomb. It is the bomb.....a shitty bomb.

People like that don't appreciate what it takes to get a good sound out of their music. They're only interested in one thing, DB's. That's it. Very one dimensional. Fine if that's what you want. It's actually very easy and cheap to make any car pound. The formula has been the same forever. Big subs, big amp, and there you go. Anybody can have bass that sounds like shit. No problem at all.

Most don't understand or care to understand that install is just about as important as the equipment you choose. If you have a hack shade tree job, it's going to sound like a hack job even if you have decent equipment. If you have a clean install, your equipment will work as good as it's designed.

Personally, I'd rather hear a good sounding system than I'd rather hear pounding bass. It may be cool the first time you show it off to your numb skull buddies, but after that it gets old to hear that damn tag and trunk lid rattling. Newsflash folks, that sounds like shit no matter who you are. It's NOT cool or badass. It's gay.

BTW, you can have both performance and sound if you really want to.