On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 04:30:27 -0800, dale wrote:


what speakers did you use to compare the two? (if they did not show any
difference how good are they for mixing?) and what was your sound
source ? (was it a mp3, no real details)

See my reply to Mike, I should have been clearer.
Using a mixture of sounds, no mp3 and at normal levels.
Pushing things I can hear the differences and on my living room maggies I
can hear the difference for the short time I tried it.

active speakers have the advantage of having the amp / speaker
interface tweaked to provide the best sound possible.(of course there
are manufacurer's retail price considerations) but if something goes
wrong everything must go to the repair shop. with seperates you can do
an upgrade one component at a time.

Good point!

look into the dynaudio or pmc passive speakers, spend the $1100, the
hafler should be good enough to start with either
http://www.macmidimusic.com/level.itml/icOid/98

dale


Thank you for the link it is very helpful!
Steph