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Do you think you need a subwoofer?

Why almost any one needs subwoofers in their audio systems?

I talk with my audio friends about and each one give me different answers, from: I don't need it, to : I love that.

Some of you use subwoofers and many do in the speakers forum and everywhere.

The question is: why we need subwoofers ? or don't?

My experience tell me that this subwoofers subject is a critical point in the music/sound reproduction in home audio systems.

What do you think?
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halcro
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Raul,
There are scientific studies done that show that 4 subwoofers are better than 2. Of course they ran a computer plot to show that the ideal in a SMALL rectangular room was 5000 subs.....not much room for the listeners however :)
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rauliruegas OP
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Dear Halcro: Yes 4 could be better but I never try it and yes 5000 is the ideal with no one in the room!

Anyway you can try it, but I think that two are more " comfortable ".

Regards and enjoy the music.
raul.
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rauliruegas OP
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Halcro: Now I remember that article where comes those scientific studies about those 5,000 subs. I think that somewhere in this tread we can read it.

regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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halcro
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Raul,
Here is the link from Two Subwoofers - comb effect.
http://www.harman.com/wp/pdf/multsubs...
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azjake
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Raul,

Two Wilson Benesch subs used with BOTH monitors and full range for different reasons:

Monitors: for fill in and spread of bass in depth and dynamics
Full range : to "roll off" at a higher level to then enhance the range and full musicality of my top to bottom linear performance!

The WB's are amazingly fast, musical and offer extreme quality if not the last word in quantity...
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