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Why the fascination with subwoofers?

I have noticed many posts with questions about adding subwoofers to an audio system. Why the fascination with subwoofers? I guess I understand why any audiophile would want to hear more tight bass in their audio system, but why add a subwoofer to an existing audio system when they don’t always perform well, are costly, and are difficult to integrate with the many varied speakers offered. Additionally, why wouldn’t any audiophile first choose a speaker with a well designed bass driver designed, engineered and BUILT INTO that same cabinet? If anyone’s speakers were not giving enough tight bass, why wouldn’t that person sell those speakers and buy a pair that does have tight bass?
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joegtech
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Full range cabinets are going to be rather large.  It can be much more convenient to go with smaller speakers plus a sub in a less conspicuous spot in the room. 

My understanding is that having the deep bass coming from more than one speaker invites phase cancellation.  

I assume that taking the deep bass out of the speaker handling the low mids and bass frequencies will help to make the audio clearer. 
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