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Big fan of active speakers here, listening to a pair right now actually. In terms of value proposition and simplicity, they're mighty attractive. In fact, I just got my college-age sister hooked up with a complete vinyl system in two pieces! A direct drive TT with onboard phono stage and a pair of active speakers with remote volume control. I'll want to get her set up with an external phono before too long, but in terms of plug and play, it doesn't get any easier and she's thrilled. Doesn't sound half bad for a first system either.
Many of these new active monitors are being marketed as "Computer Audio." I think that might be missing the mark a bit. You'd think they'd want to try to appeal to as many music lovers as posible regardless of what their source is...right?
That's too bad that the unnamed manufacturer was shut down by marketing. Off all the groups in an organization, seems like the last group to shut a new and imaginative product down would be marketing. After all, isn't it that group's job to find a way sell products? Seems lazy.
Would love to hear these sometime.