aggietb,
If you are comparing apples to apples, it is not an additional $1000 for the Wetounds double 10-inch amplified system.
Two pair of Wetsounds Rev10s plus an SD2 amplifier is $3045 ""before"" discount.
Two pair of Exile XM9s plus an XM30.2 amplifier is $2750 before the package discount which brings it down to $2475 once discounted.
When you apply the exact same discount percentage to the Wetsounds package, which is available for the asking, you are only at a difference of $265. Wetsounds dealers will always meet-comp the percentage of discount.
Now you are comparing 840 watts from the Exile amplifier to 1260 watts from the Wetsounds amplifier....which is another audible difference in the most objective terms and without brand bias. For a $265 difference.