Active or passive?

I ask because hardly anyone uses active...are most of these amps $hit...?!!

@ctsooner very interesting... have you heard any active ATC models?

@wolf_garcia  it's the same for me; although I'm running D class at the moment, I'll be switching to tube very soon...

@georgehifi  so regardless of the synergistic elements of an active highlighted by ctsooner, the inferior mids & highs, for me then, doesn't warrant ownership. 
Ok, I don't think I've heard an active in over 15 years but from what's being mentioned it appears they are still not worth buying...

I would have thought the complete control over the amp by a speaker manufacturer would offer amazing results...to the point of choosing active over passive in many cases.

First I'd have to believe that I categorically like tubes more than ss, and that's not true for many.

What if the tube amp was a similarly priced good SS...?

But surely a good tube amp with a good passive will always sound better than a similarly priced active...??

Ive done this demo (passive vs active) many times.  

From your experience which actives do you think are exceptional?