Need? Absolutely not. Do I have one. Yup, my 04 Liberty 80
why? It's a sweetheart of a bow, enjoyable to shoot, forgiving, smooth, creates the KE I wanted with the arrow I like to shoot....and it fits me perfectly. Why did I spend the 700.00 ...? at the time I could afford it. I wouldnt have bought itif I couldn't have afforded it. AT that time I realized it was a lot to fork out for a bow...still is.....but it just made sense for me to shoot the bow I felt the most comfortable with. Second, I have great confidence inthe bow'sabiltiy to perform as long as I do my part.
Mine will likely last me 10 years, so over that span of time...700.00 really doesn't seem like too much.... I have everything I want in my Bowtech.