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As you know I have never believed very much in 5.1 audio, beileving
that one, two, or three channels were the right number. However 5.1 is
here like it or not. While a rack of McIntosh Industrial, Manley, or
Fairchild tube monoblocs would be attractive to look at, it really
isn't a practical idea. 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?

http://www.hafler.com

A highly respected company, the chief engineer of which is Jim Strickland,
creator of the Acoustat electrostat speakers and Transnova amplifiers.

The founder was David Hafler (dec), who invented the Ultralinear tube
circuit.