Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System?


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In a pair of active speakers, you have removed the high end amplifier from from the equation. The amps on an active speaker will probably be class D plate amps.

All of the flowery adjectives to describe high end amps and high end speaker cables in a system go right out the window when using active speakers.

Is a serious active full-range tower speaker a high-end audiophile possibility? I rarely read about active speakers on this forum in a two channel system.
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Showing 1 response by harley52

Audiophiles tend to be terrified of something other than 2,3 or 4 drivers stuck in a box. Why, is beyond me. I know, I spent many years being stuck in a 6-12 inch sweetspot. The 'h' with that. Too much of that sound is built on unrealistic staging and imaging. Never been to a concert that had soundstaging. But, some people like that.

I wonder though since many A-philes are constantly changing speakers I would think they get tire of listening to that unrealistic sound. Just my two cents.