Subwoofer


A couple of days ago I was talking to a dealer and he said that all speakers benefit from adding a subwoofer. What's are your thoughts? 
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Lowest bass string frequency is 41.2Hz.  Lowest piano key is 27.5Hz, but it is seldom used.  My speakers go down to 30Hz.  I would spend money on the sub only for the "Movie Theater" special effects, but it is low priority for me.
Wolf_garcia, I agree, there is not much activity at 30Hz.   Another story is frequency response in the room.  My room amplifies about 30-35Hz extending response a bit, but extension is less important to me, than quality of the bass.  My speakers play all bass notes pretty much even, free of resonances.  Attack and decay of the string sounds very natural and undistorted.  Widely used overhang motor woofers often have huge distortions reaching 5%.  My speakers are also  (judging by the size of the magnets) overhang, but don't have bottom suspension (spiderweb).  This suspension adds to membrane's weight, slowing response, and affecting linearity of the motion.