Powered studio monitors vs. similar passive audiophile speakers
In a lot of cases, the pro products are ideal but this has to be
determined on a case by case basis. Certainly they are sometimes much
more cost effective.
The better ones tend to have balanced +4 inputs. This creates an
issue in that most consumer driving gear is single ended and -10 into
a bridging load. If the manufacturers of CD players, DACs and preamps
were serious they would address that,
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