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I never said I was using a pure chain, just saying active isn't the be all end all. There are pitfalls to it just as well as passive. In theory they are better but in practice I haven't heard a powered speaker system I have really liked, I've heard a few active systems where the passive crossover is bypassed that sounded good, but not one that the speaker manufacturer provides the amplification.

@lonemountain  when did I say passive was better than active?  I have no problem with a line level crossover, some even prefer PLLXO to active crossovers with the right system for it.

So long as the cross-over is placed prior to amplification it is - by definition - active. 

This is incorrect, there are passive line level crossovers as well as active.

@kota1  what does a Grammy winner have anything to do with sound quality, the Grammys are usually a joke.

There is no such thing as accuracy in audio, everything from the microphone to the playback speakers changes the sound .

Active isn't exactly pure either.

Never really cared for the sound of his speaker designs.

There is no such thing as a pure chain, there are tradeoffs. I never said passive was better than active, what I said was I didn't like the sound of the powered speakers that I have heard. I do like active systems that I can pick the amplifiers and not be stuck with what comes with the speaker. 

So now all amplifiers sound the same.

@lonemountain thespeakerdude said electronics can be pure, which is simply not true.

@donavabdear  I don't know how the tubes in your BHK300 can only last a year, did you test them before replacement. They should last a good long time in an input stage.

@donavabdear  tube equipment isn't necessarily noisy, I've seen multiple posts that claim the BHK preamp is noisy. I have a tube preamp and a tube dac both with AC heaters and no audible noise.

@thespeakerdude  I don't think that the BHK preamps are consistent from one example to another, some people claim no noise and others have a lot of noise. They didn't all have high sensitivity speakers either. 

@secretguy the most posts because the same three guys keep posting, which is fine, but it doesn't mean it's important.