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Subwoofer: should we even use them at all?

Dear Community,

For years, I looked forward to purchasing a subwoofer. However, I recently became friends with someone in this field who is much more knowledgable than me. His system sounds amazing. He told me that subwoofers should be avoided because of the lack of coherence that inheres in adding a subwoofer. What do you guys think? I currently use Verity Parsifol Ovations.
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Should we? Should you, should I?

Answers: No. Maybe, absolutely.

Is there any other audio subject that is so subjective and fraught with as many room, system, and media, variables as extra low frequency reproduction?

If there's ELF on the recording and you want to hear and feel it and you're using passive speakers then you might want to at least audition a properly integrated sub/s in your room. Keep in mind even the term, "properly integrated," is subjective.
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