Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused

"I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered"

"the Focal sopra N°3 speakers I went to Upscale Audio in So. Cal. and listened with some tube amps"

@donavabdear

Why did you start this thread?

Why did you start this thread?

You are an adult. You have 2 choices. Participate in a topic. Don't participate in a topic. Option 3, insulting others, complaining when a topic does not go where you want it to go, etc. is not an adult option.

It seems passive speakers are what is confusing for @donavabdear , not active. Every problem he has listed in this thread is related to his passive setup.

So, why start this thread?

@kota1 I started this thread with 2 ideas, the first was to get an idea of how audiophiles were embedded in silly mythology, I thought it was a given that everyone knew that amplifiers and speakers should be made for each other, and the second idea was that since of course powered speakers are superior to randomly partnered speakers and amps what about the vibration the amp is going through inside the speaker along with vibration systems that nearly every audiophile spends good money on. Just yesterday I saw an equipment rack that sold for $75k. These ideas are mutually exclusive and I wanted to see audiophiles try to justify what was clearly unjustifiable.

I don’t see the problem with other points being brought up with such a general idea in the opening post. If the first post said "does anyone have experience with Steinway stereo systems" well then yes that’s pretty specific. Acoustics and speaker placement does include a lot of mythology in audio. I spent a lot of time in college studying math and physics and the things I remember decades later were stories by the professors that may have only had a slight reference to the subject of the day, I say fine.

first was to get an idea of how audiophiles were embedded in silly mythology

You are the arbiter of silliness?? Its been tried before by the engineering crowd, LOL.

I thought it was a given that everyone knew that amplifiers and speakers should be made for each other

Most members here agree, why is that silly?

the second idea was that since of course powered speakers are superior to randomly partnered speakers and amps

That is where you seem to be adopting the silly ways you protest about. I am not the arbiter of how people choose what they buy, I just see buying speakers with subwoofers in them and then buying... more subwoofers as wasteful.

Welcome to the silly audiophile world, call it addictive, crazy, nonsensical. I am not sub shaming you. However if you would have stayed in your lane (powered speakers=not silly) it would have been better (no buzzing subs, no tube frying amps, no problema )

I like the recommendation of cashing in your chips, chalking it up a weak moment of "silliness" as you entered this insane hobby and getting back to your OP.