They are not $500 subs but definitely work well for the money.

I must say I’m very please with the subs , hooked them to a 3000 amp and they take , very solid box , all and all good subs for the $

Awesome subs!

Based on the sound of these passive subs, I can only imagine that the powered ones sound just as good, if not better, due to being properly power matched to their internal amp and being higher wattage