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Is the subwoofer channel a discreet channel
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Yes. And the correct name is "Low Frequency Effects" or LFE.
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does it only contain sonic LFE "information" that a regular speaker cannot handle?
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I'm not sure what you mean by "regular", but there's no requirement that the information in the LFE be routed to a dedicated subwoofer. As long as the speaker(s) receiving that information are capable of playing the frequencies, everything should be fine.
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If I have five full range (10-20,000hertz, assuming they existed) speakers, will I gain anything from a subwoofer?
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You could probably get different opinions on this, but if the remaining speakers are truly capable of such deep extension, I would think you could manage fine without a subwoofer. You'd just have to set your receiver or processor to reroute the LFE channel to the front mains.
M.