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

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.

actives can be simpler, more convenient, space efficient, as the amp and speaker are one (at least till something doesn't work right)

passives are decoupled, so they offer choice/optionality of amp/speaker

performance, value, cost depend totally on the specific design and implementation

@james633 james633

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

You might want to rethink this because...

@djones51 hits on something important when he says:

…the con is sometimes the subwoofers optimal position isn’t where you need to place your speakers.

As someone trying to master the room modes in my space, the ability to move the subs is crucial. The idea that the low end would be locked into one place severely limits options. Because at that point, it’s either more treatment or (possibly) radical changes in speaker or listening position. The ability to locate sub(s) is not a tool I’d be able to do without -- in my room. YMMV.

Another brand enters the market.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/heavenly-soundworks-five17-loudspeaker