Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused
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.
I find dogma in this subject unhelpful. While active speakers have clear advantages for the designers, and measurable advantages in power efficiency it's clear the markets have decided that there's room for both, with pros choosing active more often than not. I'm making an active center channel and I'm really not going to be thinking too much about which camp I fall into while listening to my HT system. |
@kota1 for reasons only known to you you have issues with me. Feel free to direct message me and rant all you want. Be respectful and don’t make your issue everyone else’s issue as you are doing. It is disrespectful to everyone else here. Only you can make the actions of not making your beef everyone else's problem. |
Actually, one more thing. I think people who build speakers have a different perspective on this whole conversation. If you want to opine with more authority, go build a pair of either. Get a kit or design a 2-way from scratch. Want to do active? Sure, get a 2 or 3 way plate amp and set it up. Come back and tell us what you've found. |
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