A decent passive speaker designed to be actively bi-amped?

[kenshone]

I can't be the only person in this position. I have more amps than I can use, and I want to experience the clarity of active horizontal multi-amping while retaining the mix-and-match "DIY" enjoyment of passive speakers. I realize that I can open up a decent speaker cabinet and take out the passive crossover, but that seems pretty wasteful given that so much of the cost of a passive speaker is in the x-over.

 

[Vintage57]

I can't be the only person in this position. I have more amps than I can use, and I want to experience the clarity of active horizontal multi-amping while retaining the mix-and-match "DIY" enjoyment of passive speakers. I realize that I can open up a decent speaker cabinet and take out the passive crossover, but that seems pretty wasteful given that so much of the cost of a passive speaker is in the x-over.

Try the Bryston line. They are active but they need three amps. Amps sold separately. Good luck

 

[kenshone]

It's unfortunate that they actually charge more for the active variant of the speaker than the passive. I would think the cost of the speaker itself would be greatly reduced because they don't have to include passive x-over's. I guess they're trying to recoup the cost of their 3-way active x-over unit?

 

[Bjorn]

We plan to offer speakers with external crossover and need for external amps of your choice
Hope to release two types within this year.

In of them, it's likely that one can either purchase the speaker with a plate amp or with external DSP/crossover where it will have a cover plate in the rear with a speakon connector.
Below you see it without the cover and amp.

Obviously the gain of the amps should ideally be the same. While the gain adjustment could be done in the DSP, there's always the chance that the gain will end up being slightly different that way.

 

[Valentin R]

Jbl M2

 

[Vincent Kars]

given that so much of the cost of a passive speaker is in the x-over.

Is it?

JBL passive crossover € 125
Rane active crossover € 279
Scan-Speak Revelator 28W/4878T00 Subwoofer € 699,95
Scan-Speak Illuminator D3004/664000 1" Beryllium Dome Tweeter € 459,95
Not to mention the price of building a cabinet.

 

[Everett T]

I can't be the only person in this position. I have more amps than I can use, and I want to experience the clarity of active horizontal multi-amping while retaining the mix-and-match "DIY" enjoyment of passive speakers. I realize that I can open up a decent speaker cabinet and take out the passive crossover, but that seems pretty wasteful given that so much of the cost of a passive speaker is in the x-over.

Actively biamping with a passive crossover defeats the purpose of active biamping.

 

[gnarly]

Actively biamping with a passive crossover defeats the purpose of active biamping.

Yep.
Ditch the passive, make a paperweight or doorstop out of it....just kidding, but not really haha
get a decent DSP xover and measurement software , then bi-amp/multi-amp .....and never look back

 

[mhardy6647]

Seems like a golden opportunity to build a small two-way with good drivers and then go crazy with active XO and/or DSP.

 

[FeddyLost]

JBL 6332 maybe. They can be mono-amped, but often they are used in biamp due to bad impedance.