Are active speakers worth it now?

For me the right question was:

is active speakers+active subs integrated are worth it if we know how to optimize them in a room ? 

The answer was : Hell yes !

Edifier use class D with very good effect at one important  condition.

If you go plug and play, the result is and will be mediocre...( anyway as i already said optimization, mechanical,electrical,acoustical,DSP, is absolutely mandatory for  any system/room.)

If you optimize the Edifier system/room the result is very good....

I spoke for those listening in near-field conditions...

My cost is so ridiculously low even taking into account my optimization devices ( many LPS, many filters+buffers, tube pre-amp, galvanic isolator, DDC, many Schumann generators,  add a dac + headphone amp+low cost various headphones, i cannot be happier with a system lower than 1000 bucks...

I dont count my main headphone the AKG K340 + Sansui Alpha amplifier dedicated to it...

Class D  is one of the greatest innovation in engineering audio...

I think an important factor is the mindset of the buyer.  My son is very impressed by my systems, but it is just 'too complicated' for him.  He can digest tons of info on ski equipment, but not audio.  Just a fact.  So when he wanted a system for his new home, all of my suggestions were ignored (and I was advocating a one box system!).  He decided independently on a pair of KEF LS 60's.  He loves them and they don't sound bad.

Note this decision was not due to savings on PC's, interconnects and components.  He simply wanted it simple.

Now I just need him to stream directly to the app vs bluetooth!  He can hear it.

@erik_squires  An active speaker is giving all your freedoms away. Don't become subservient like that.

You need to have the freedom to use your own amps, not some class Diddly reek board sitting in there.

Go one step further and reclaim even more freedom from the speaker manufacturer.

Tell him, "Its not me, its you, your passive crossover sounds lousy. So, give me a button to bypass it"

And voila....now you can run your own active crossover, run your own amps for each driver, biamp, triamp, mmmm...even more freedom

Say no to subservience and active speakers...Stay free in the square, shire... Enrique.

Legacy audio. Have several sets i bought used.the ice modules are < 400$ at parts express. Happy listening. External x over wavelet and dsp  happy listeninf

OP

in my opinion. I can offer my view on the actives made by ATC as I have demo them and considered that path, I truly believe, if the manufacturer did their work right, active speakers are truly the way to go. and what I mean by that is the synergy of their speaker and the amp they put in is perfect match in all terms, sonics, prat, tonality etc. AND that what I heard in ATC active line. I cannot comment on other brands, but some reviewers swear on brands that go active as really good.

although what you give up is the ability to tweak your gear to suit your ultimate goal, the ability to move amps around to suit your listening pleasure

YMMV