At the risk of being a thread crapper, I've never seen the point of going with powered speakers versus getting the equivalent non-powered and a small desktop amp. Well, I can see a few points, it's mildly easier to set-up, the M1 is a smaller footprint, and as Trevor alluded to, in the case of small kids - less to handle. On the flip side, speakers last for 20-30+ years and electronics far less. So all things considered I'd rather be able to swap out an inexpensive amp as opposed to trying to fix a bad powered speaker.
