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Active crossovers and commercial home speakers?

I've been under the impression for years that there is much much better dynamic potential to be had from using electronic outboard crossovers vs. passive typical designs.
Anyone ever taken some of their personal home audio speakers/monitors, bypassed the internal passiver stock crossover, and inserted an outboard activer electronic crossover to replace it???...and or similar efforts???
I don't see any reason why a good speaker design and components couldn't sound my better and more dynamic using an outboard cross! I'd like to know anyone's results here, if any.
Also, what components did you use, drivers, crossover, etc?
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hepl
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I suggest that you go to a Linn dealer and get a demo. Linn
speakers can be changed from passive to active by changing a plate at the rear of the speakers. Besides Linn I belive that Naim and Krell have active crossovers for their gear.

I have owned many active systems and can tell you that they do sound better, by a big margin.
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