From: Mark Jones
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 9:25 PM
To: James Tanner
Subject: Re: Passive/active demo
Hi James,
Thanks for the Passive vs Active demo of the Model T speaker.
Again like I said the demo proved how insanely good the passive Model T's are. They are the best speaker in the world for the money period.
The active version was more transparent. I felt I could walk between, reach out, and touch the musicians. The bass was deeper, tighter, and more controlled.
Both passive and active image like crazy. So not much diff there.
The positive attributes of the active system came with perhaps a small compromise, a less user-friendly tonal balance for nasty recordings. But hey, aren't audiophiles gonna buy these things, that's always been part of the package if you want the ultimate in performance.
Maybe by offering the user a bad recording (or customizable) switch on the front panel of the x-over would give the user the best of both worlds.
Mark Jones
Whitby Audio Video