Guys ... let's talk the relative performance of the passive and active LFR-1100'S.

A pair of Passive LFR-1100's and an ADA 1500-4 retails at $8310.

The Active LFR-1100'S and a pair of ADA 1000-5's retail at $8760.

The active package, for about the same money, will outperform the passive package in every way.

Yes, going with a more powerful amp will get a little more headroom, but the Active pacacke for $8760 will have better dynamics with 5 amp channels per speaker and no loss from the crossover.

Now we are looking at a speaker / amp package of incredible value.

When one considers that one can later trade a 1000 for a 1500 relatively easy, I cannot see a reason to get the passive package over the active package.

Put in simple terms, no speaker system currently available can match the overall performance of the $8760 active LFR-1100 package.

Read the professional reviews of the passive 1100's ... the actives are superior.

I do think a mistake is made telling people they "need" $7000 to $22,000 in amplification to get great performance.