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Any thoughts on passive v. active speakers?

I'm thinking about ditching my amps and cables and just buying an active speaker with a balanced input. I have a Krell 2250 and a pair of 140 watt Atma-sphere MA-1MKII. I desperately need speakers and cables, but not sure if I want to go through the bother (and expense) of finding the perfect matching set.

Should I go with a speaker & amp that are already matched or keep building my system like a bespoke smorgasbord?
rogerstillman

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pani
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Rogerstillman, try to audition an Active ATC SCM-100. You will know what a top flight active speaker can do that a passive combo cannot even at 4 times the price.
pani
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Hi Ralph,
Please refer to these pages, you will find more than a few active loudspeakers which can do 20hz and below in the most conservative sense:

https://pmc-speakers.com/products/consumer/se-series
http://www.atcloudspeakers.co.uk/hi-fi/loudspeakers/tower-series/scm20aslt/

BTW, doing 20hz is not always the most important criteria IMO, for that matter many loudspeakers do that. I agree though that if one is focussed on having a tube amplification then active speakers are not available ready made.
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