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Subwoofer for classical music listener

This is my second post on the subject of subwoofers.
My first post wasn't specific enough.
I listen to classical music 90% of the time.
Are there any classical music listeners out there who have subwoofers?
if there are, could you let me know what you have?
i don't imagine I would need quite as powerful or expensive a sub as those who mainly listen to other types of music, but I may be wrong.

rvpiano

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sevs
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I just got back from my first day at LA Audio Show. Some impressive, some depressing demos we got here. Could not help comparing what I hear to what I already have at home (see my profile system). Not too many demos have a sub, but the one with two huge ones (Audeze, going mainstream) playing Dead Can Dance (in constant rotation thru SACDs and LPs at yours truly) was not opening my eyes/ears into another dimension. Maybe because it was 16/44 streaming, I will never know...
My point is: no one so far responded positively to my old Q of reproducing the sound of a Cathedral Organ at home. Its a good reference point, easily available to anyone. If you cannot bring pipe organ into your living room, then all the heat of some previous posts is moot, at least for me. 
I tried and failed! Should I buy a second sub, or two bigger ones, or delve into DSP room correction???
Those in the know, please help!
sevs
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Thank you, guys, for your insights! I shall invite my local dealer for a listen (the perk of living in Malibu is that folks do not mind the drive!). 
My sub is tuned up onto the "invisible" level so that my primary listening to Richter and Schubert quartets wont get muddied. SBLs are pretty fast (someone called them Ferraris of loudspeakers?) but when it comes to pipe organ, they fold!!! 
Looking for a new house with a dedicated den, and an old bachelor uncle! ;-(

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