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

Damning truth for me is that I have been going to trade shows for 30 years and have never heard anything particularly good as the rooms are awful and totally mask speakers. If you are using shows as reference I don’t know what to say.

Active speakers will be for people who want accurate reproduction. Passive speakers will be for people who think what they like is accurate.

It is impossible to achieve in a passive speaker what is possible in an active speaker. It is a simple truth.

douglas_schroeder2,742 posts12-10-2020 9:12pmOne damning truth for me is that in 15 years of shows I don’t recall any active speaker (Legacy audio being the exception; hybrid) making my top 3 of show, ever. Until they actually DO outperform they are for me a waste of my time.

Deep understanding of the drivers and how to correct for their faults and understanding what is a factor of driver and cabinet and correcting for same.

invalid75 posts12-11-2020 8:45pmI don't understand why you need a speaker manufacturer to build an active speaker, when you can make a lot of speakers active with an active crossover and your choice of amps.

audio2design - very interesting comments, thanks.

Time for a break in this discussion? Hi Ho Silver, Away!

Enjoy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKXc1Ai2rEA&ab_channel=PetrStanicek

My understanding is that to run in an active configuration that the amps neednt be inside the speaker.The conveniance of having the whole lot in one package appeals to our sense of tidyness,the advantage is the direct amplification without a passive crossover.