What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ?

4music44107.....

Good point !
Never thought of it this way, but it does work wonders re. soundstaging which is my number one priority when putting a system together.

Thomastrouble -

And unfortunately for me and my $, I have the perfect spot in the Memento system room for a Stentor . . .

I wonder if I could sell my wife on the idea of a $6K end table for the Den?! ;->

Seriously though, when I made my speaker selection for my reference system, it came down to the Mementos and a Stentor, or the DeVore Fidelity Reference Silverbacks. I ended up choosing the Silverbacks, but it was not a particularly easy choice. The Stentor significantly narrowed the gap between the two speakers wrt soundstaging.

Don't forget subs can indirectly help the mids and treble.

Four modest active subs realistically integrated with four standmounted Para. Signature 40's. Sensible application is required for the music to be reproduced as the artist intended it to be heard, subs do not necessarily need to be driven to the level you encounter with one of "those" cars at the stop light.

As to the above comment concerning bass being a recent discovery, I think I'll go & listen to Toccata/Fugue/D- (with and without subs) as I ponder that statement.

Who was it who said: "If less is more, think about how much more more would be." ((;^))?

I think it was the same guy who said "Too much of a good thing is never enough."