I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ...

dave_b

+1 " You lost me at desktop 😳"

russbutton

Great post, thanks but could you clarify this please"

 "So instead of dropping $7,000 on that Threshold Stasis 8.0 power amp. You could spend much less on an active crossover and the various much more modestly priced amps of your choice"

The active speakers I'm looking at are the full meal deal, amps, Dacs, DSP all in. Spending less on an active crossover and purchasing a cheaper amp. This sounds like separates. How does it work? 

Don't forget the seniors with hearing loss who may be best suited for actives firing directly into the face.

Profoundly ignorant doesn't even begin to describe this comment.
I owned the passive version of the active speaker I currently own (Legacy Audio Calibre). Fronted them with a Musical Fidelity M6 500i integrated amp and an Esoteric K-03 player. The passive and active speakers reside in the same location in the room set up the same way. The current set up is significantly better. Micro and macro dynamics, sound staging, inner detail are all improved. Believing the blanket statement that active speakers cannot do these things well is like believing that all horn speakers have resonances and a cupped hand sound to vocals. It is just not true. 

What speakers are you looking at high-amp?

Dutch & Dutch seem very appealing--active done right.  For people who don't want to mess around and for people trying to reduce boxes/clutter, clearly the way to go.