Why are subwoofers so polarizing?


I will admit I have never been a proponent of subwoofers in a 2 channel system. Maybe i've not heard the proper set up or the level of sub was not equal to the speaker. The last great application was over 20 years ago when I heard a Pro-Ac Tablette with a forgotten subwoofer. I'm sure in the last 20+ years the technology has improved but why are subs still mainly limited to home theater systems? As always I appreciate your time and thoughts.
dayglow
Ok, I have read this entire thread!, very entertaining!,, I am sorry My fellow members, I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair!, go ahead, read the whole thread and you will laugh too!, not about the sub woofer topic here, just on how everyone communicated between each other, pariots, chimps, repeating over and over what was already said, to getting confused tring to fix type o problems,NVP comments regarding Bo1972, and finally but not least, my friend Wolf_Garcia remarks was very funny as well,, I needed some popcorn for this show!, bring on more!
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For the money it looks not to bad. I would never go for a subwoofer which is not sealed. Always go for the best respons. In europe in these price tags you do no find something to compare. I cannot find how much they weigh?