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17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.

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audioman58
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There are no internal powered speakers that can compete in amplification, or loudspeaker design sonically , these are average quality class D amps 

I have heard several respectable class D amps but they all start around $5k 

genelec is a good powered studio monitor for the monies, but cat compete with same Bricasti amps,preamps withB&W 801 speakers these are elite studio setups ,

for-the money genelec is very sound ,but no where near at Reference level.

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audioman58
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Bricasti amplifiers and preamplifiers are substantially better in tone , micro detail, bass capability ,accuracy and tone and depth of instruments totally on a much higher level and their drivers and cabinets far from ideal and vibrate ,and drivers 

are average quality by any Audiophile standard. B&Wwas just an example but their latest models and Diamond costed tweeters are far more accurate measurements 

by a large margin ,in theunder $5 k range Genelec are good , a solid C class speaker amp combo ,you get what you pay for , if you can afford it 

just lookin TAS magazine  many great products out there .

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