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Originally posted by MERiDiAN5i2 you know, people talk about active speakers having "matched" amps.. lol.. on all except for the best actives, this is a marketing ploy at best. besides, matched to the speaker or not, it doesmt matter... you need to match the cabinet's response to ITS ENVIRONMENT, not its driver. that requires an external EQ and either a damn good ear or a tool meant for that job.. or simply a spectrum analyzer. in all reality, the amps in most "active" speakers are scaled down cheaped out versions of a real rackmount amp. thats why active speakers so often fail.. the amps give out, and you cant just swap the amp with a backup unit.. so for anything that matters (installation system, mobile rig, whatever) actives can be a real nightmare. a failed amp that is internal to a speaker, during a live performance, generally means that cabinet is dead in the water. a failed external amp, if you are smart enough to keep a backup amp on hand, is a < 10 min job.

hang hang on hang on...

start again.... with "speakers", explain it like I"m a 4 year old....