Make way for the future....

@mapman Good to know this category continues to grow. More options leads to better pricing and fit for each use case. I’m a believer in these integrated one-box solutions as a stepping stone to the future. When we look forward in time, and I’ve been saying this for many years, where we are headed is everything will eventually be on the speaker cabinet. I see a future where each driver has integral amplifier specifically designed to work as one in complete harmony with driver physics. DSP crossover and DACs receiving, directing and converting wireless signals of audio streams, and potentially phono with built-in wifi (for the vinyl lovers). Topologies with no cables, keeping the signal digital to within inches of the drivers eliminates the possibility of cable and connection noise and maximizes efficiency. Speakers capable of flat linear full-range response. DSP means the user can tweak and adjust output properties however they wish, in real time from myriad devices and correct (automatically) for room response. And here’s the kicker... all elements needed to make this ’future system’ exist already. There is no technical obstacle remaining to overcome. It’s only a matter of time now, time for the industry and consumers - our slow minds - to accept this eventuality. The real question is, why do we (humans) clutch old ways. Is it because of our investment in the past, tradition, conspiracy, fear, or something else?