I only have been into theater for 10 years and to me home theater is to recreate the effects of being in the movie. I have heard big, expensive, full range speakers and they sound awesome. I think they sound good for theater but are still missing the impact. I sit at my office everyday and when a big rig goes by I can feel the vibration and my seat seems to become heavier from me getting pushed down from the impact. Now this is the best bass you can get because it is real and natural. Mind you not music but sound effect from real life. When my sub started doing the exact same thing I thought "wow". Subs can be very accurate and add the impact (realism) that real life dishes out. That is what home theater is about. You need a great sub for that. If you are just playing concerts than maybe not.
Anyone with a high-end home theater sans sub?
Is anyone else out there enjoying a high-end home theater without the contributions of a subwoofer, e.g. 7.0?
I always planned on getting one (partly because folks selling speakers say I need one), but enjoy what I've got enough to question spending another $2-$5K on a sub(s) for the deep bass extension.
(As a reference, I have Aerial 8b's, 2 pair of SR-3's, CC3b, Meridian 568v1 processor, and Theta Dreadnaught amp.)
I always planned on getting one (partly because folks selling speakers say I need one), but enjoy what I've got enough to question spending another $2-$5K on a sub(s) for the deep bass extension.
(As a reference, I have Aerial 8b's, 2 pair of SR-3's, CC3b, Meridian 568v1 processor, and Theta Dreadnaught amp.)