I see that Q Acoustics have just released information on their new active speakers. It will be interesting to see how the fare in a world that appears to be looking for a drop in ‘box-counts’ whilst still appreciating quality?
They look as though they have adopted Naim’s BRM approach and coupled that with eight class D active amplifiers. I’ve not read all the bumpf thoroughly but it looks like they allows some form of sound manipulation and/or fine-tuning.
I eagerly await the first reviews to see if they’ve cracked the conundrum!
I wish they made a “dumb” version like ATC’s actives with just an analogue (or even digital) input … people are worried about obsolescence in streamers and so-called super integrated amps. Pity because they look great and I imagine sound good too. Nice to see the bass compensation switch.