On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:34:34 -0500, Ethan Winer wrote:

Stephanie,

should I go with the Event actives

I never get into discussion about "which speaker is best," but I can offer
my standard blurb on the advantage of active versus passive loudspeakers:

There are many advantages of active monitors for the typical project studio,
besides a simpler hookup with less pieces to carry if you ever do remotes:

Active speakers are typically bi-amped, which often yields a cleaner sound
with less distortion. And bi-amping offers more ways to optimize the
crossover performance because it uses active rather than passive components.
Also, the power amps will be well matched to the speakers, they won't have a
fan, and the wires from amp to speaker are shorter which improves damping.
But to me the overwhelming advantage, as implemented in the Mackies anyway,
is that the woofer cone's motion can be included within the power amp's
feedback loop to reduce distortion by a significant amount.

--Ethan

Thank you Ethan, that makes a lot of sense!