Nice review and speaker. The flat response from 100 to 50 is something you won't get with a passive out of the box.
"This is a wonderfully designed monitor which is going to perform better than any passive speaker system you can put together in its price class. "
That's a pretty strong statement. Last year could have had a bought 530s at same price which have a better preference score at same price (just not on sale this year). Yeah I know it's just a preference score, but all the speakers on this site are rated that way.
Maybe I'll try a set a set of actives someday - but the hiss issue (which is addressed but never measured on actives here) is something I wouldn't want no matter what.
Any way to get that $100k setup you have to measure hiss? Just seems odds to me with all the measurements on this site you pull out a ruler and make a recommendation on hiss with your ears.
"This is a wonderfully designed monitor which is going to perform better than any passive speaker system you can put together in its price class. "
That's a pretty strong statement. Last year could have had a bought 530s at same price which have a better preference score at same price (just not on sale this year). Yeah I know it's just a preference score, but all the speakers on this site are rated that way.
Maybe I'll try a set a set of actives someday - but the hiss issue (which is addressed but never measured on actives here) is something I wouldn't want no matter what.
Any way to get that $100k setup you have to measure hiss? Just seems odds to me with all the measurements on this site you pull out a ruler and make a recommendation on hiss with your ears.