Good job on sharing this article. I am high on "actives" having been down many "passive" roads.
Case for active speakers
There was a one line mention of this white paper in a recent Stereophile. Thought it might be of interest to a few people.
http://www.pteacoustics.com/linked/the%20case%20for%20powered%20speakers.pdf
http://www.pteacoustics.com/linked/the%20case%20for%20powered%20speakers.pdf