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Active Speaker Choice

Active speakers utilizing DSP seem to take the room out of the equation, so now I'm now considering going this route, at least at my present residence.

Lots of buzz arounds names like: Dutch & Dutch, ATC SMC 40A, Kii Three, Buchardt A700. 

Most are pretty big bucks, so pricewise, I would prefer to lean more towards the Bucharts' but I'm open a bit (used?)

Most are difficult to demo, so please, if you have comments or recommendation these or any other active speaker you have heard or can recommend, it would greatly be appreciated.


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steve59
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I think you're on the right track with actives, you just have to go out and listen to a few to decide what you like.
high-amp OP
508 posts
 
steve59 - Thanks. I did listen to some Genelec 8351's that sounded pretty good, especially for the price, but decided to pass. The ATC SCM 40A's sounded good (probably for a bigger room than I have) but I missed the demos that were on sale, so at over $14K and still needing a pre-amp, it puts them out of my range.
Actives are hard to find at dealers. I'm sure they don't want to sell them as they can't sell you all the accessories that go along with passives such as amplification, cables, etc.   
fiesta75
1,378 posts
 
Maybe you're right about accessories, but think most buyers simply don't know about active speaker benefits. Actives are the best in my opinion too. Most speakers with passive crossovers don't sound very good, I bypassed mine 40 years ago! $14k for speakers is a lot of $$, you can do better used. I don't think I have more than $20k in my entire system which has so much more versatility than simple active speakers. Good luck!
high-amp OP
508 posts
 
Thank you fiesta75, the search continues either way.
high-amp OP
508 posts
 
Someone mentioned these earlier in this thread, does anyone have any experience with them?

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