| Its not a NEED Item. I love subs. They just make music much more fun for me... A really solid punch in the 30-50Hz range gives you that big monitor feeling.
The spec's may well say 10Hz... they do but the reality for the Focal Solo and Twins and most other near-mid field monitors I know including up to Adam S3As, Genelec 1031s, 8050s, Dyn BM6As... none of them pack punch in this range whereas a Sub is optimised for this range.
To get monitors that are really solid the sub bottom end, you need to move up to the Focal SM8s or 11s, Barefoots (amazing bottom end), Adam S4s and above etc...
In comparison to this, adding a Sub is a whole lot less $$ and while its still often not quite the same experience, it can give you the majority of it and gives you more options in that you can add one later, switch it in and out etc.
So... no you don't NEED it. Suggest you have a listen to the difference if you get the opportunity so that you understand with your ears what that 10Hz on paper sounds like...
Some of my mates say you can't mix with a sub... I just don't feel that way - Adam S4CAs + Genelec 7070 Sub :) |