Linn Akurate spks, is Aktiv an improvement?

thanks for the input! of course my dealer says its better, but no way to compare. i appreciate the opinion from a financially-disinterested person who has been there.
they can definitely be run active on bottom & passive on top according to the maunal, the dealer, and linn. thanks.

I have a fully active AV51 system and the difference is truly startling from passive. I mean night and day difference. Have you considered trading or selling the two 2250's and getting two 5125's. Then you could drive each speaker fully active with a single 5125 and realize the full potential of the speakers.

I just passed my Akurate 242 in active mode with five chanels of chakra amp per speaker and it's juste... amazing ! I use to have Keltik in Active too, but this is something else ! Amazingly precise and sweet at the same time... details everywhere, beautyfull midrange and treeble and great rythme ! Everything is just there and there is music every time you play a record. Very, very nice speaker... Go active man if you didn't try it at once !