If you got more than $10K get a JBL SDP-58 and 8 pairs of JBL 308P or their 7 Series monitors and stop agonizing about mixing speakers/amps, or whatever.
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17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.
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Now, if you got more than $50K you got more matched/active options like: Processor- JBL SDP-75 L-C-R speakers- JBL M2 (active) surround bed channels- JBL 708P (active) height channels- JBL 705P (active) OR You can get a matched active system by Focal: Processor- Focal Astral 16 processor |
Finally, if you got more than $100K and want to sweeten the deal: Processor- Digital Meridian Surround Controller L-R Channels- Meridian DSP 7200 Bed and Height Channels- Meridian DSP3200
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When you have a LOT of speakers in a passive system you have a LOT of speaker cables. Not just in the runs but in the speaker crossovers as well. Those speaker cables can choke the signal. Why is it that some 8 foot pairs of speaker cables cost more than zip cord? To "unchoke" that signal. That can get crazy expensive if you run high quality cables to many speakers over distances, like in a surround setup. Active speakers eliminate that potential choke point while putting speaker cable budget in your pocket to spend elsewhere. Has anyone noticed that a matched system of processors and active speakers also gets rid of the confusion surrounding your choices that the OP mentions? |
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