I just came across an article by one Brent Butterworth who said that the Klipsch HP-3 measures "within the norm for what researchers generally consider the most appropriate and realistic-sounding response curve for headphones". I love these headphones, mind, but...
@Jinxy245 to his credit it does seem as if he might have had words put into his mouth. I thought I was reading too much into it though, but calling these headphones any approximation of "appropriate" or "realistic" is a bit of a red flag for me. I liken them to the Google Pixel 3 vs a "proper" camera :))
I have a pair of Paradigm Active/40, they're fantastic - I've never head bass extension like that from a small speaker. It's a shame they were discontinued. Audiophiles can be really dumb sometimes.
Active's have been the norm in ProAudio for awhile, although some of the early models were just an amp with a passive crossover. I think at a given price point a dedicated amp/system I can see it being more accepted. Kind of hard sell since it requires more equipment and replacing an amp. Small bookshelf or monitors it is easier to put all of it in one box - plus requires a preamp.
While I enjoyed the referred article, Schneider seems to misunderstand audiophiles' dis-preference toward active speakers. I believe that in 2018, almost everybody in this hobby accepts digital eq in various forms. Imo distrust is mostly because of compromised amplification rather than active x-over. Never seen "sufficiently great" built-in amps that can compete with beautifully-sounding dedicated amps.
Of course Bryston's one looks different -- amp and x-over are located externally. And that's a totally different story from more integrated forms of active speakers like Paradigm or Dynaudio's products.
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