Crossover ? Passive Vs. Active

Active in general is better and more control to end up with the best resolution and adjustments.. And yes of course active will rob far less power, up to 60 % less from what I understand.... No crossovers are very good to using full range drivers.

In theory, I think that active speakers make a lot more sense than passive ones if the goal is getting maximum performance out of a speaker from a technical standpoint.

However, when you go active, you lose the ability to play around with amps and tailor the sound to your liking. I guess it depends on your goals. If you like a sweeter or warmer sonud than active designs such as those from ATC, PMC, or Genelec are not going to be your cup of tea. Most active designs are intended to be used in recording and therefore are designed to be as accurate as possible.

I believe that DSP speaker and room correction is and will continue to be a great way to tweak the sound of a system to ones preference.

Thanks for the clarity.

I'm with Undertow and Tim196. Active is definitely better from a technical perspective but less flexible than passive for tailoring the sound to individual taste (particularly if you like added harmonics from tube power amps to warm or sweeten the sound).