| Particularly for home audio, a subwoofer is | | | | locations. |
| controversial. Many people love it because it can add a | | | | The reality is that most traditional speakers were full |
| lot of bass and sub-bass frequencies that you can feel | | | | range and provided the abilities of the satellite speaker, |
| as well as hear. However, many of the promoters of | | | | subwoofer and more into one box. These speakers |
| subwoofers are using the small sized mini-speakers | | | | are larger but arguable provide better sound. If you |
| (also called "satellite" speakers) that are so common | | | | need to use small satellite speakers for the purposes |
| from companies like Bose. The argument is that treble | | | | of decor, a subwoofer is a decent way to bring back |
| and mid tone sound require correct stereo or | | | | the low frequencies that would otherwise be lacking. If |
| surround-style placement of speakers while Bass | | | | you have the space, a pair of full range speakers will |
| doesn't appear to have a point source so a | | | | provide better sound and not pretend that bass |
| subwoofer can be located anywhere. A subwoofer is | | | | sounds are not directional in nature. Remember that |
| meant to replace the bass that these small speakers | | | | subwoofer and satellite systems are primarily a victory |
| lack. It's debatable about whether bass truly does not | | | | of branding and not sound engineering: Bose products |
| have a sense of direction - I don't find it difficult to pick | | | | have a very high profit margin but are not respected |
| out the subwoofer's location and it seems awkward to | | | | by true audiophiles. |
| have the full range of speakers coming from different | | | | |