Thoughts on Active/Passive Speakers? Looking for pros and cons.

When one compares the exact same speaker in active/passive configuration the difference is actually not terrific. That was borne out by my comparisons in reviews of the Legacy Audio Whisper DSW Clarity Edition and the more recent Iconoclast Cables, both at Dagogo.com

Proclamations that actives are always superior are worthless. Declarations made with either different brands/models of speakers, different systems, and different rooms are of marginal value - regardless how vehemently the poster insists.   :) 

Active bass in a speaker can be quite nice and advantageous to incorporate it into a room. However, things such as genre of speakers, imo, are far more important than whether it has active bass. YMMV 

One of the pros with the Founder 120h is it comes with ARC so it should be easier to optimize the subwoofer to the room, the con is sometimes the subwoofers optimal position isn't where you need to place your speakers. There are different types of active speakers, to me the best now use all DSP controlled crossovers. Most have the electronics inside the speaker but some like the JBL M2 use a seperate amplifier/controller. 

Only con of active is you can’t tune the sound with different amps. All other things being equal are better IMO. 

Only con of active is you can’t tune the sound with different amps. All other things being equal are better IMO.

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Active speakers have their SONIC limitations for sure. UNLESS the amps has swappable opamps. Easy fix for the right class d amp..
Sure changed the way NC500 sounded. SI vs Sparco vs Sparco pro vs Wiess.. ALL different.. Sparco 2590s and small planars.. Hard pressed to beat that speed and sound.. Jet black background.. .5 distortion at 400 watts and 115 db.. 9.8 ohms. Serious undistorted power..

The bass and MB 300hz and below. Under 10% Hard to get below 10% without DSP and or a GOOD servo system.. I use both..

I stopped most of the waves in the neighbors pool. When I want too. ;-)

Regards

Active has a lot of limitations.  And not only that the complexity is not worth it.  For low end to mid fi, may make some sense.  But high end will always be passive.