While you have formed a solid opinion, it will be VERY hard to compete with your setup. Your components are definately in a class of their own. But, being a college student, there is absolutely no way for me afford Xtant or MB Quart. As it stands now, Audiobahn can't compete with any of your particular components.
As for your comments on price, yes most Audiobahn products are a little overpriced ( as if JL Audio wasn't ), which is why I only bought their products while on sale. My subwoofers were on sale at sounddomain.com for a buy 1 get one half off end of the year clearance. My 4 channel was purchased as a christmas special from crutchfield.com. My mono amplifier was purchased at a huge reduction, only 380 dollars, as a clearance item (It was a model 3 years old at the time...it met my needs....i bought it...it failed....audiobahn replaced it with the 2005 model at no cost to me under warranty).
I also went with audiobahn because it was reccomended by a friend for my application. Plus, versus other brands in the price range (Sony, Kicker, etc) it seemed like the best buy.
Those were the reasons I originally bought Audiobahn. Why I'm looking for Audiobahn now is a different story. So far my experience has been very positive. They've been abused to extremes ( I take my truck off roading, and my amps tend to get bounced around, or get stuff dropped on them, etc.) and still continue to work. Also, I respect Audiobahn's customer service. I tried calling a few companies, like eclipse for warranty service on a head unit that died on me, and was led through an automated system, that dumped me into a person's voicemail....who never called me back. I called audiobahn for warranty service on the amp mentioned above, and was immediately received by a real live person, who directed me to a real live person, who quickly handled my case. I called back a few weeks later, to check on the status, and got a voicemail. I told them my name, and gave them a number and time to call me back at. And unexpectedly, I actually received a call at that time I asked, with all the answers I needed.
So, I choose audiobahn for what I have experienced with their product and with their company. They are definately not in a class with Xtant, but they aren't in a class with legacy either. Audiobahn is marketing towards youth, but then again, how many middle aged men are looking to drop their last paycheck into a subwoofer? The car audio market is a youth driven market right now, and Audiobahn recognizes that. They wouldn't get nearly as far trying to sell products for some business executive's brand new Porsche. By selling decent products that appeal to some youth today, they have been able to become a globally recognized, award winning company selling to some of the nation's largest vendors (Circuit City, for example). And, they've become this company in under 10 years. Quite a feat. I'm sure now that they have become recognized, they will re-focus their mission, and start bringing out new products that even you may want to consider buying. Already they have began producing head units with iPod direct features (a feature only introduced by Alpine about a month ago). They have introduced a "TRUE" digital line of amplifiers, becoming one of a handful of companies offering digital technologies for mobile amplifiers. They offer an array of subwoofers that not only puts to shame the offerings of other companies, but can also match anybody's personal taste/preference.
In the end, Audiobahn is a young company. I only lash out at people, because they talk trash about a company they have never even experienced (kFR01, I'm sorry to have lashed out at you, but I didn't know if you really had used their product). And while they may not be the very best choice on the market, they are definately not the worst, as many people think them to be. And I can almost guarantee you, by their 10 year mark, they'll probably be contributing far more to the industry. After all, look what they have accomplished in only a few years....
AND WITH THAT POST....LET'S GET BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND.... AUDIOBAHN HEADUNITS...
~wayland