in rock, they usually use live instruments so to get a subwoofer to play those live instruments means you're a retard because everybody knows the instruments in rock songs and garbage metal i mean death metal are live instruments and rarely have synthesized bass. when has anyone ever pounded on a drum set and caused the house/floor to shake WITHOUT USING SPEAKERS //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif?? never. live instruments rarely dip into the low subsonic frequency spectrum so again to use a subwoofer of any kind, especially a higher-end subwoofer, would be absurd because you're using a driver to amplify a frequency it shouldnt be amplifying therefore meaning youre a noob. synthesized bass is more commonly used by rap and can dip very very low because it is digitally oscillated to do so, so the rap listeners are actually the ones who make better use of the higher-end subs. those that say the lower end subs will do just fine for rap are those lacking in audiophilic knowledge, have shit for taste, and are too swayed by their own ignorant biases to understand what good music even is.