I cannot help you, John, as I did not buy the subwoofer to pair with the Roku soundbar. I thought it would be overkill for our master bedroom use, plus it would be in the way.
Such blanket statements are rarely true -- and certainly not true here. A soundbar is not meant to be a complete replacement for a full-blown home theater with AVR and 5.1 (or more) speakers. Anyone expecting that to be the case will obviously be disappointed. Instead, it's an upgrade over just...
You will have to decide how many speakers you want. There are setups with just a soundbar, some add a wireless subwoofer, and others also add wireless surround speakers.
I bought a Polk Audio MagniFi 2 for our South Carolina condo, as a full blown HT system wasn't practical. It's a single...