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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.
No offence @thespeakerdude but you struck out again 🤪: After examining the data, I found that the Mundorf-designed AMT 23CM1.1-C, as with last month’s Mundorf U80W AMT, definitely exhibits excellent performance, which is what you would expect from a respected high-end home audio manufacturer such as Mundorf.  |
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@viridian That's funny, I think the best argument against powered speakers is that the amps will someday be obsolete. I don't know of a good argument against active speakers (speakers that are designed with outboard crossovers). Buying an expensive speaker then asking a bunch of confused audiophiles which amp to use is confusing also, we would never be so silly in any other part of our lives.  |
Since you feel you are such an expert @kota1, why don't you go graph by graph through the audioXpress review of the Mundorf AMT transducer telling us what is good and what is bad about it, and what implications that may have in a completed speaker, that same speaker in a room, and how you would potentially these issues (if possible). |
If you want me to go graph by graph and explain it to you then you are on the wrong website. However, if you liked Mundorf’s marketing it pales in comparison to the KING of speaker marketing by far. Maybe you can finally build a baseline of a system and get some speakers? |
