A subwoofer? I am not on the subwoofer bandwagon yet. I built my own speakers and I am not an audio engineer by any stretch of the imagination. I am very picky about my sound but never had the money to buy the speaker sound I like. My 8" towers when compared to klipsch towers where much more smooth, not as harsh in the highs and gave deep lows. Low enough I not only feel the punch of a low kick drum but dynamics that get ones attention and make me smile. A properly designed set of speakers do not need a subwoofer. If you have small speakers that cannot get those lows, or not the room for large speakers then I can see having one. Subs in my opinion are great for home theater rumble, but I prefer a more balance less boomy approach. I am sure many of the more expensive subs have smoother response on the low end, but I have no need at this time. I personally am happy with out one.
Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer?
As we all know, most audiophiles spend a fortune for that flat frequency response displayed on the manufacturer's specs when you buy a subwoofer. Why do you do this? The minute you put that flat sub in your room and take some measurements, it is anything but flat (it's a rollercoaster with all kinds of peaks/nulls etc, EQ to the rescue).....So, why do you dudes continue to look for the flat line? What's going on in your mind when you're shopping around?