Actually I can do without subwoofers with my Altec A7.
But they give little bit of more oomph.
Thomas
How Much Do Your Subwoofer(s) Cost Relative to Speakers
For people who own subwoofers in the main system, I am interested to know the price ratio of the subwoofer to speakers in your system. Prices in MSRP.
Say if the subwoofer(s) cost $10,000 and speakers cost $10,000, the ratio would be 1 : 1.
If the subs cost $5,000 and speakers cost $10,000, the ratio would be 1 : 2.
If the subs cost $3,333 and speakers cost $10,000, the ratio would be 1 : 3.
Mine is at about 1 : 3.5