Thoughts on Active/Passive Speakers? Looking for pros and cons.

From what I've read, active can sound great. It limits your options for experimentation with different amps, etc. Consider how interactive you want to be with your sound as a first step, and then read reviews, test out, etc. to suit your ears.

@fiesta75 I only assumed that if the amp was built into the speaker, one couldn't try different preamps & amps to get different synergies with the speaker. Is that mistaken? Please help me understand. I don't want to mislead.

Actives are amps built to match speakers, is what I think fuzz meant.

Which is true. But as most of us know, there's more than one "match" between speaker and amp. In the case of active, an engineer has decided what's best. Probably a really tight and careful fit -- but it would be that fit, only. That was my initial point. 

The new P.S. Audio speakers will be partially active -- bass only. https://www.psaudio.com/askpaulvideo/active-loudspeakers/

@james633 james633

Only con of active is you can’t tune the sound with different amps. All other things being equal are better IMO.

You might want to rethink this because...

@djones51 hits on something important when he says:

…the con is sometimes the subwoofers optimal position isn’t where you need to place your speakers.

As someone trying to master the room modes in my space, the ability to move the subs is crucial. The idea that the low end would be locked into one place severely limits options. Because at that point, it’s either more treatment or (possibly) radical changes in speaker or listening position. The ability to locate sub(s) is not a tool I’d be able to do without -- in my room. YMMV.

@ironlung  Way to hector us. Really uplifting.