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Does subwoofer + bookshelve=full range speaker?

I am sort of new to this hobby so this may seem like a dumb question.
I always wonder if add a good sub to a bookshelve speaker do you get a same performance as the large full range speaker.ie if you add a subwoofer( assuming a good one) to B&W 805 or Martin logan entry level model . do you get the same performace as N801 or prodigy or more because the subwoofer in many instance will go even deeper than the full range speaker?
if not why not?
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a1126lin OP
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maybe 801 /805 wasn't such a good example. but that say if you use the same midrange and tweeter but one has a smaller woofer 6 inch vs the full ranger model 12 or 15 inch. I think it would cost much more to build a 12/15 inches full ranger speaker and it still may not go as deep as a power subwoofer that crossover with smaller speaker . many powered subwoofer can reach 20hz where as alot of full range speaker don't get anywhere near there. I think the N801 goes down to 37hz.
Obvious you don't get someting for nothing. if it were that simple , manufacture would sttop building full range speaker , and we all be using sub/sat for our system.
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