Now that I think about it... I can't think of any floorstanders that aren't passive aside from like, one Dynaudio. Why is that? I can't think of any practical reason to not do so other than audiophiles being oddly wary of anything active.
Well there are some... but sure few and far between;I can't think of any floorstanders that aren't passive
Most active speakers seem to be studio monitors... There isn't an advantage to making these larger because a subwoofer will outcompete it and most will be on a mixing bridge where they can be positioned better than if they are floorstanders.
There are a big advantage to make large speakers. Kill the diffraction.
https://www.speakerdesign.net/understand.html
http://www.t-linespeakers.org/tech/bafflestep/index.html
You wrote There are not advantages to make larger speakers.
There are a big advantage to make large speakers. Kill the diffraction.
https://www.speakerdesign.net/understand.html
http://www.t-linespeakers.org/tech/bafflestep/index.html
How's that any worse than speaker cables?Power cables running across the living area? View attachment 124302
How's that any worse than speaker cables?
RCDs mitigate most of that risk, but what would you be doing to expose mains voltage in the first place, let alone touch it? If there's a risk of that much mechanical damage then you've already got a problem, no matter what cable type.You can generally die touching mains voltage, versus speaker voltage which is *hopefully* isolated from the mains via a transformer.
I still get uneasy looking at exposed metal binding posts just 1 cm away from each other tho. Good idea for a high school project: How do lizards fare against 50V
How's that any worse than speaker cables?