No, THD is THD, all amplifiers today have lower THD than the speakers they drive. The biggest improvement comes in the form of intermodulation distortion (IMD) which is virtually non-existent with active speakers.
Intermodulation distortion is what your ears dislike the most, some people may call it sterile or mechanical, I call it accurate. I prefer to do it with my own amplifier choices using a DSP or electronic crossover. This gives you so many more choices than an active speaker where the speaker manufacture get to decide what amps, crossover points and slopes to use. The biggest improvement will come in the way of much more defined midrange and high frequencies. I've been bi-amping and tri-amping for 42 years. Will only go back to passives when I need to downsize to move into a retirement community.
Do active speakers have high THD amplifiers?
There are many active speakers and studio monitors including from reputed speaker brands.Many amps use class D amplification some use class AB some use DSP some crossover. almost all of them
hide amplifier specifications. My question is which audiophile active speakers have better amplifier specifications.
hide amplifier specifications. My question is which audiophile active speakers have better amplifier specifications.
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