New Sound System

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Depending how we define it? Sure. Active crossovers are generally more expensive.

I'd throw this at you though...

Can you go from a butterworth or linkwitz up to a 48dB slope on any of your speakers on any of 6 bands used? Oh that includes full range, low pass, band pass, or high pass on any of those bands, phase control. I can't stop there, how about 1/3rd octave control on ALL speakers used, time alignment, output control, optical/tosslink input and output...all in one 6"x8" chassis that is controlled at my fingertips. I can change any of these settings within two minutes if not quicker. The 112dB S/N doesn't hurt anything either.

Now...tell me how a passive is better? It's much less flexible. It is however a unique snapshot into how one tunes his or her system.