Your thoughts on active loudspeakers

I love my meridian dsp8000se. Even semi active will often ‘fix the problem many floor standers have because the bass will offer some adjustability. There are some good threads on this forum that describe active, semi active and active dsp in detail and explain the advantages and disadvantages. My Meridians, for example, the display on the master speaker failed and i can’t use them at all until they’re repaired. 

IME, listening to passive speakers anywhere but your own room and system is a waste if time. Active dsp reduces the variables and many of the designs control disbursion (no clue) to minimize room acoustics, so if you like the sound of a properly setup active dsp system at a shop you’ll probably like them at home. Simply said, the components have already been maximized in an active dsp system.