Quote Originally Posted by 4313B View Post
Evidently 90% of the 4345 owners can because they want 4-way passive networks with the damn switch...
I think its stems from the fact that the mids and highs can actually sound better in full passive mode with a really nice amp that can drive a difficult load.

Porschedman confirmed this using a Passlabs X150.5

Its also true people don't want a mess of wires that are not WAF friendly.

The likes of the 5234 / 5235 are note really up to the task but when owners hear something biamped of the the ilk of the Passlabs XVR1 then there is no going back.

Unfortunately JBL in their wisdom destroyed all the excellent DX1 active crossovers that were put aside for systems like 4345 / 4344.

There is an active crossover network in the works from First Watt (Nelson Pass) so keep an eye out for that.