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Active Speakers: The usual suspects ....

I'm interested in purchasing 'active' loudspeakers for a planned surround system. Although the "usual suspects" such as Quad, JBL, Dynaudio, KRK, Genelec, ATC, and PMC are ALL good/great speakers, I am wondering if there are other active speakers to consider that I haven't listed?

I did listen to DigiDesign RM2 active speakers designed by PMC. I felt, like many of the reviewers have stated, that they were overpriced at $3500 pr (and out of my price range).

Again, I'm seeking a suggestion or two concerning active monitors that might not be as well known as those I've listed.

Any and all comments appreciated.

Thank You
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gregm
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For your application I'd recommend Klein & Hummel actives. ATC seems a bit over the top -- but great products nonetheless. BTW, the K&H above is wearing the ATC midrange driver.
K&H xover is digital so you feed it a digital signal direct & use its DAC. This is very important if you want to benefit from a dsp's delay facility (why else would you use a digital xover??? It sucks:))

The atc is analogue. So is Mr Linkwitz' Orion, one of the best (the best?) mid-sized active speakers. On the down side, the Orion is very complex.
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