I too like an active speaker. The problem is that the US market isn't ready for it. It's not good for business, so this is the best option. Richard is making semi active 100hz down for the most part and now with the amps, it's awesome. Teh best part is that this amp's crossover can be set down to 20hz I believe, so you can sell it later on and use it on any speaker system in the future. I was told that is is better than any of the 30k down amps that my friends have heard and that's saying something, but as you all know, that's the Dutch in Richard, lol.
I can't wait to hear them. I will need to get a set shipped to my house, but will also now need a preamp to install into the system if I go that route. Oh vey....