Maturing for over a year now, only upgraded the XLRs and mains cables. (photo from the nap position)
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Yes, agree listening to your system is key. What suits one may not suit another, especially when room, music genre, listening volume and the like are taken into consideration.
For me I liked the look and sound of my Titans using NC components (222, 300, 250). Going active with the single Linn box gave me (YMMV) a presentation that just seemed to click. The Naim was not bad just felt the Linn active system was better, and no Iām not going to try/demo the Naim boxes with ATC or PMC actives. The ATC are physically too large for room aesthetics, PMC in the .23 active variant may work but I found them to be too bright for me in passive version. Mrs O likes what we have at the moment, so do I, so here weāll stay. At least until I just happen to drop in for a chat/coffee with my dealerā¦ā¦.
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The twenty.5 23 was a touch bright, but the āiā series sorted that out. Going active with them is a whole different ball game in terms of grip and driver integration. And thatās coming off the back of a 300DR.
At Ā£1795 the Active Upgrade Kit is a steal.
G
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Hi @GraemeH
Thanks for the additional info. What you say does sorta make me want to go listen to them, and I know my dealer could facilitate that for me. Suspect Mrs O wouldnāt be overly happy if I said I was looking to change speakers again having only had the Kudos for 9 months or so. Good job we both really like the current sound presentation and also the look (more important for Mrs O).
Perhaps a dealer supplied coffee would be good, just to see how he is getting on and maybe just listen to something Iāve not heard - educational reasons only. 
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