Fatila wrote: > I think I understand better now, I was not even aware of powered > speakers.. but I would imagine using a power amp to speakers would be a > preferred solution.
Not really, altho people who sell amps and interconnects and speaker wires will not complain. Meridian has been selling high end powered speakers for at least a decade. There are not a huge selection of audiophile quality powered speakers, but there are some, and more each year. With a powered speaker, its trivial for the manufacturer to design it to be bi-amp or tri-amp setup, and to use line level crossovers rather than speaker level crossovers. And by including the amp, the manufacturer can make sure that the amp is providing exactly what the speaker drivers need. There are zillions of powered speakers aimed at the professional audio (recording studio) world, at prices from $400 a pair on up into $20K or more. Some folks like the "flexibility" of having separate amp, speaker wire, speaker setup, and if you change gear a lot, it makes sense. But I've had my main stereo since the late 1990s, so that flexibility adds nothing to my actual listening. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
