Active or passive?

I've fallen hard for several good passive designs that sounded castrated at home in my listening room. I have no idea why, but dsp active speakers sound right in my room where all the world beater passives fall flat.

It saddens me that people have no idea how bad rooms can be in the bass, or how a little DSP eq can transform their experience.

But surely a good tube amp with a good passive will always sound better than a similarly priced active...??

But surely a good tube amp with a good passive will always sound better than a similarly priced active...??

First I'd have to believe that I categorically like tubes more than ss, and that's not true for many.

First I'd have to believe that I categorically like tubes more than ss, and that's not true for many.

What if the tube amp was a similarly priced good SS...?