Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers

I prefer partially self-powered speakers, for built in bass power only.  I'm looking at Von Schweikert Aktive series and have heard their Ultra series.  Great speakers.  Legacy audio offers similar type speakers with DSP as well.  Full active speakers are restrictive in the end unless it is just the match one desires.  I've heard a few dozen and some are very good, but not the equal of my passive speakers or the Von Schweikerts.

I listen to a lot of mono LPs and electrical 78s.  Despite 78s  inadequacies in frequency range and flat recording response, their dynamics and tonality often are mesmerizing (along with the performances).  The sound in my almost high end system, washes over me and fills the room.  I'm just wondering if a speaker like a powered bass Von Schweikert VR55K would sound as full and lush as my Legacy Focus speakers.  Once I got to almost high end equipment, cabling and tweaks ($70K worth), sound anomalies don't bother me anymore.  Poorly engineered recordings do sound less involving (although my wife likes her heavy metal and rock LPs/CDs).  I haven't heard a Led Zeppelin LP sound as good as a Steely Dan recording.  I latter group paid enormous attention to the recording technique.  

I agree with Lonemountain's choices of great rock albums.  I think Pretzel Logic is as good as AJA based on my copies.  I guess I haven't heard a great Led Zeppelin LP pressing yet.