DSP vs. active analog crossover vs. passive analog crossover. What is your take?

There’s not a passive crossover that can do what DSP crossovers can no matter the price. One of the most fascinating speakers around and I would love to hear it is the Genelec W371a. Paired with the 8351b’s or 8361a using GLM 4.2 calibration. Not to mention a complete immersive system. If money was no object this is world class.

https://www.genelec.com/immersive-hub

Some here are talking about active crossovers with added DSP. I’m talking about Active performed within the DSP there are no passive filters. The signal goes in digital is processed within the digital domain  to DAC then sent directly to the amp then on to the transducer. Volume control can also be conducted within the digital domain. If an analog signal is sent it first goes through an ADC before DSP. The OP was asking about crossovers. There are passive and active crossovers both use analog components and then there is DSP crossovers which is an entirely different thing.

DSP crossovers are in top level 2 channel  music reproduction. Don't confuse high fidelity with high price. 

IMO it's not a question of better but which approach appeals to their potential customers. I doubt very much a designer or anyone else could tell whether an analog crossover has been replaced with digital if the digital is programmed to mimic the original analog. Of course there will be no peaking. 

 4 way with Crossovers at 90hz, 500hz 7000hz, what speaker are you referring to? 

I would use what they recommend, lake LM 26 DSP  or comparable, and set them up according to Tannoy spec. Otherwise you can fry drivers. What are you using them in a warehouse?

agree, that’s why many of us like full range speakers. However, what do you do with two, three, or got forbids, four way speakers?

From what I understand you're using a 3 way speaker and sub and calling it 4 way well With Genelec you can build a 5 way but it needs to be calibrated with GLM,  these are fully DSP speaker systems and are very easy to integrate in a variety of rooms. You're making this way to hard. I know some are discussing DIY but that's not the same as what's being with  SOTA from  companies like Kii, Dutch and Dutch,  Genelec, Dynaudio  etc...

Forget the rules.

https://twitteringmachines.com/kii-three-and-bxt-breaking-all-the-rules/

Or not.

https://www.genelec.com/1236a

I've heard some of these systems but to expensive for me. I have a simple 3 way passive  fairly large Bookshelf but I don't for a minute think it can compare with what these companies are now doing. DSP crossovers, fully active, complete integrated systems, this is the future.