Amplifed Speakers? (1 Viewer)

[Meaux]

Anyone try to use those amplified monitors in a HT setup? Seems like a more cost effective way and would solve the problem of so dang many boxes. Of course you'd have 115vac to ea. speaker.

Just kickin this around,

 

[RichardH]

Yes!! It's quite an elegant solution, really. Pre/pro and powered speakers all around. e.g. the pros use powered speakers, like when they're mixing the sound for movies. I bet you'd be blown away by 5 powered M&K speakers. Plus, you eliminate passive crossovers, which improves the sound in various ways. Check out:
http://sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm
Even 5 Mackie HR-624 speakers (which would be a total of only $2250) would absolutely rock w/ a powered SVS or similar.
When I get around to really doing a home theater, this is basically the route I want to go.
Plus, if you need to upgrade because of new formats, you have only to replace the pre/pro. All wires can stay put, and the amps are right there in the speakers.

 

[Evan S]

Paradigm used to manufacture a very high quality active speaker line, but sadly discontinued it in 2002.:frowning:

 

[Ron Alcasid]

I have Paradigm Actives for left, center and right. I really love them. The cabling can be a real issue though. I just moved to a new home and had to replace my interconnects since they were too short and they are more expensive than speaker wire. I am running balanced XLRs from my AVM 20 to my speakers.

 

[RichardH]

Yeah it's too bad Paradigm discontinued those.

Ron: that setup sounds awesome! AVM20 -> XLR -> powered speakers is basically the kind of thing I want to put together. I'll probably go w/ M&K or Mackie.