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

My Uncle had a "DUI" once...

I think my thread has been hijacked?

Do you guys have any thoughts on the Buchardt A700’s?

Did you see my room?

I think this is a great post from the Audiophiliac.  I personally love powered speakers and have many but they are in my secondary system. They are great for that.  Steve is right though a real audiophile should have separates.  If you are into the "hobby" of being an audiophile and discovering what the differences different components can make then all in one takes a lot of the fun out of it.  Now if your friend just want some good sound and wants to enjoy music then all in one is the best bang for the buck I think.  

One word: "Phase"

Of all the advantages/disadvantages/qualities/ a phase-coherent active speaker can, "get you there" hearing into the recording, providing spaciousness and accurate sound-staging...kind of magically. In other words crossovers cause phase shifts that active speakers can avoid. Game changer!

Put another way...when listening to live music, it's ALWAYS phase-coherent so transients, echos exist in all their glory. 

I see no problem embracing the technology. Steve's wrong. 

Oh ya, it was about Steve, not about Buchardt’s, that was another post, I forgot!

More coffee!!!

I think audiophiles have been using active tech for a long time many use subwoofers most are powered active types. I have active systems passive systems outboard crossover actives. I do think when it comes to amplification if class d or ab designs are not what you're looking for then outboard active or passive are your choices nothing wrong with any of it. But many seem to have strong biases and limited knowledge that in itself is what audiophiles are mostly about.