Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro wrote:

wrote:

In fact the only practical power solution as I
see it for 5.1 is the active speaker, having its own active crossover
and multiple amps, and a professional input-AES/EBU digital or +4, 600
ohm balanced in.


Other than the Genelecs, what is out there, besides crappy Behringer
and Mackie prosumo products?


Meridian Audio:
http://www.meridian-audio.com/welcome.htm
http://www.meridian-audio.com/m_bro_spk.htm

They are expensive.

JBL Pro, Tannoy, and many others also exist. I do find it odd,
though, since you could easily buy a superb amplifier to
drive them and save a lot of money as well.