Hey OP, maybe I forgot to clarify one detail. As long as you are not a movie enthusiast who needs lots of LFE, the Blade 2 Meta will have just fine low end, even more so in room. The 33 Hz @ -3dB point is just insane and unless you have a passion for organ music in the lowest octave, I would say that the Blade 2 Meta do not really need a subwoofer.
I'd even say a subwoofer would lower the music performance of the Blade 2 Met unless it's perfectly positioned and acoustically decoupled from floor and falls.
Speaker | Subwoofer for music? | Subwoofer for movies? |
Genelec 8361 | Optional | Recommended |
KEF Ref 3 Meta | Required | Required |
KEF Blade 2 | No | Recommended |
Another thing I noticed lately since I am inches away from buying a used pair of Blade 2 Meta - they are surprsingly light! Before I only focussed on the shape but even the Ref 3 Meta are 60 Kg, which is somethig you can't really move alone for longer distances. The Blade, if done carefully, 35 Kg is pretty managable.
The very best thing to do would getting all those speaker and listening to them at home, on axis and off axis. But no one in their right mind would want to have that logistics hassle and get on bad terms with the retailers. It's a tricky situation.