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Do they call it the Model T because the acoustic design is from the last century? Double stacked tweeters and mids but bizarrely stacked with large spread between the lower mid and upper tweeter. Even on a 3 way in 2023 really no excuse for not using wave guides. Strikes me as an old tech speaker with some amps thrown in.

You wanted me to suggest a speaker @kota1 , if we stick to active I would suggest the Kii3 BXT with additional subs. In the home market it is at the leading edge of active speaker implementation. For @donavabdear it will offer better placement flexibility. Only $30K though for a pair but you could buy 2 sets. 

I would also listen to the Beolab 90 again staying active. Not for everyone but the wide / narrow modes illustrate more of what is possible in active speakers, giving both the accurate critical listening narrow mode and the "I love my ambience,", fake, but pleasurable wide mode. Price is just over $100K so in the range of what @donavabdear is looking for. Could be interesting main pair as the wide would be good for casual 2 channel, and the narrow for critical and would be better for ATMOS where you don't want fake ambience.

FYI

The Bryston Mini T Active system, featuring the BAX-1, a 24B³ amplifier and a pair of Mini T Active loudspeakers will start shipping in Q2 2018 with an RRP of US$17,690.

But there’s more:

For those who prefer a 40″-tall 3-way floorstander, Bryston will begin shipping the Middle T Active system (US$22,230) in Q2 2018. Once again, the BAX-1 will execute the crossover whilst each of the 24B³ ‘s six channels will power (in each speaker) 2 x 8″ bass drivers, a 5.25″ midrange driver and a 1″ tweeter.

And for the biggest of bellies, the Model T active system separates out the 24B3’s role into a pair of (more powerful) 21B3 monoblocks to drive a pair of 53″-tall 3-way floorstanders, each with 3 x ‘high excursion’ 8″ bass units, 2 x 5.25″ midrangers and two 1″ tweeters. Price: US$33,770.

The most important aspect of an active speaker @kota1 is good acoustical design. You can do some cool things with DSP but there is only so much that can be fixed. The Bryson does not illustrate the aspects of good acoustic design for a modern speaker.

Passive speakers- crossovers in cabinets no amp

Active speakers -no crossover in the cabinet 

Powered speaker - amp in the cabinet 

I've been using these terms incorrectly sometimes, sorry. 

I do like Bryston they've always been a good company used their amps in one of the very first digital audio workstations years ago.

I'm looking for a high end system that I don't have to think I can do better, I don't care about flipping equipment every month. If you can find a high end system great but as I've said the audiophile manufactures don't want to make high end powered systems they have to much to loose when people figure out amps and speakers should be made for each other. Concert speakers are different animals than audiophile speakers as well as studio speakers. It seems that even the Macintosh amps and Sonus Faber speakers aren't made for each other. Only Steinway makes high end active systems ( high end over $200k) as far as I know.
But then again I'm slow. 

 

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