Active or passive?

George, what I meant is that there are some active speakers I"ve listened to that I didn’t like the voicing. Even in passive mode it wouldn’t have mattered.

I’ve done a lot of this with very reviling ESL’s >150hz with dynamic bass drivers <150hz, for me in active mode for mids and highs you’ve suddenly added two hand fulls of "active components opamps ect", compared to just half a dozen passive components in passive mode, "active sterilizes" mids and highs compared to "passive". But for bass the active is better.

Cheers George

that should be revealing dumb auto correct.

@georgehifi  so regardless of the synergistic elements of an active highlighted by ctsooner, the inferior mids & highs, for me then, doesn't warrant ownership. 
Ok, I don't think I've heard an active in over 15 years but from what's being mentioned it appears they are still not worth buying...

I would have thought the complete control over the amp by a speaker manufacturer would offer amazing results...to the point of choosing active over passive in many cases.

I would have thought the complete control over the amp by a speaker manufacturer would offer amazing results...to the point of choosing active over passive in many cases.

Simple, I’ve always found the more "active components" that are in the signal path the more sterile and two dimensional the sound becomes.
 I would love for a source to be able to drive the speakers direct

Cheers George

I am driving Emerald Physics KCIIs (passive XOs) direct from Ric Schultz’s EVS 1200 (600wpc class D) which is connected direct from my Oppo 105 with upgraded Linear Power Supply and rhodium Furutech IEC with pure silver wire to the power supply board. Volume is controlled with the 105 V V C


Of course this eliminates the opportunity to add powered subs, but after many months I am expecting a pair of EP 2.8s hopefully this week. Each speaker has dual 15" carbon fiber woofers and a 12" concentric carbon fiber mid-range

I am in high anticipation

FYI EP is moving their factory and has/had a few pair of 2.8s at $4999 delivered.