What is the difference between Passive and Active Loudspeakers?

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What is the difference between Passive and Active Loudspeakers?

2007-01-29 04:14:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music

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active have an amp built in, passive don't (you need to amp them)

2007-01-29 04:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by blur b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Active speakers have a power cord.

Active speakers have the potential to be better because they can pre-distort the signal to compensate for non-linear speaker cone behavior given that the AMP is inside the speaker.

2007-01-29 12:17:51 · answer #2 · answered by Ron H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋