Farview, why is that? I am going to get some Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.2's, but I haven't decided on the passives or actives yet. With such a small difference in price between the passives and actives, is the amp in the actives crappy? I know jack about amps (aside from guitar amps). Will a cheaper amp introduce noise or distortion? Or do they de-linearlize the frequency spectrum?