How do you know if you need to add a sub (without auditioning one, I mean)?


I like my speakers, I like the SQ of my system, so I'm not asking this question because I'm seeking a remedy to a deficit. I just wonder if it would sound even better with a sub. and I don't want to buy/audition anything based on mild curiosity. Also, like many of us, I don't have an unlimited budget and wouldn't care to stretch it unnecessarily.
How does anyone else decide whether to add a sub or play a pat hand?
My speakers are ATC SC40v2s. By specs, they don't go low. To my ears, the bass is much more satisfying than anything else I've listened to in my limited experience.

128x128m669326
Not only do subs add very low notes that the vast majority of ’full range’ speakers aren’t capable of reproducing, but there is a lot of ambient information in low frequencies. Especially in classical music, recorded in a concert hall.

Even if the music itself does not have any very low frequency info, the concert hall does.

If you want to hear a concert hall become bigger and the boundaries better defined, add subs.
You don't need a sub.  If you're satisfied with your system's sound without one, then you've already answered your question.  Now, adding a sub(s) can have a very positive effect on your system, but I would classify that as a want, not a need.  For some people a subwoofer is essential, for others not so much.
OP here. Thanks for the responses so far. Is there a consensus as to how much one needs to spend to get a decent sub that really makes a difference? I’m not saying I want to spend the bare minimum, I’m just interested in a basic parameter.
"...Is there a consensus as to how much one needs to spend to get a decent sub that really makes a difference?..."

You never want to buy a cheap sub but good affordable subs like HSU Research work really well.