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christina97 ◴[27 Jul 24 10:05 UTC] No.41085534[source]▶

For those considering buying speakers: (1) do it, (2) get passive ones and a separate amp. Honestly it’s such a mature market that buying these active speakers just creates e-waste. Keep the e-waste to the amp. You can get really solid speakers for $300 and a cheap amp with BT for $50-100, replacing them basically independently depending on your needs.

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1. layer8 ◴[27 Jul 24 22:20 UTC] No.41089735[source]▶

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Active crossovers usually sound better than passive ones, and with active speakers the amp is generally better matched to the drivers. In addition, speaker design keeps evolving, as does people’s budgets, so it’s likely you’ll want something else in 10-20 years.

I also never had an amp fail other than by cranking it up too high with the wrong speakers.

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