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I have an uber awesome amp, why buy a speaker with a built in woofer sub-woofer amp

I'm wondering why there is a market for awesome speakers that have built in sub woofer amps - e.g. Triton 1,2,3 ; ZuAudio Definition and so many others.

As far as I know built in amps are almost never put under the reviewers microscope. So while the amp and speakers I purchase may well have been, the amp inside the speaker isn't.

So, if I have a really good amp and I'm looking for a good pair of speakers, why would I (anyone) want a set of speakers with a built-in amp, especially one of unknown quality?
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I have main speakers that are 3 db down at 20 hz.  I added a couple of powered subs that go to 16 hz for movie watching, but listen without subs to  just music.

A lot of so called full range speakers do not deal well with bass below ~35 hz, which is fine as long as you don't know it is missing.

My 3rd system has Vandersteen 4s that have separate bass amplification.  I believe Richead went to on board amps in subsequent models to ensure quality of bass (people over driving unsuitable amps for the bass)
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