It was said by a coworker today that an active subwoofer is a better design than a passive.
I think that statement may have been taken out of context as most active subs do not employ the type of design principles that he was stating, I think.
It was said that and active sub that employs an amplifier that is dedicated to sense the feedback EMI generated by the voice coil and respond accordingly, is a much better system than a passive driver with a "X" amplifier.
If this is so important, why is it not a design consideration in most speaker designs (like our DIY subs), and how does this affect most of our current systems where we just buy a brand of speakers that we like and mate them to the amplifier of our choice?
Is this why the Meridian Active speaker systems are so costly to design and produce?
I'm told that Makie also uses this on some of their systems.
I understand the theoretical implications, but at what price point or sonic level does this really have an effect on.
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I think that statement may have been taken out of context as most active subs do not employ the type of design principles that he was stating, I think.
It was said that and active sub that employs an amplifier that is dedicated to sense the feedback EMI generated by the voice coil and respond accordingly, is a much better system than a passive driver with a "X" amplifier.
If this is so important, why is it not a design consideration in most speaker designs (like our DIY subs), and how does this affect most of our current systems where we just buy a brand of speakers that we like and mate them to the amplifier of our choice?
Is this why the Meridian Active speaker systems are so costly to design and produce?
I'm told that Makie also uses this on some of their systems.
I understand the theoretical implications, but at what price point or sonic level does this really have an effect on.
Bing
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