no, not bad, but certainly pricey. my friend gave me the same challenge and i included a sub, amp and HU for the price. true, we're comparing pioneer, scanspeak, infinity , us accoustics to focal and alpine. it sounds good, but i wouldnt nessecarily say AS quality. just depends if you want lots of bang for your buck, or a smaller but higer quality core of sound, i spose
im sure it sounds very nice thugh!