speakers with active bass

Good idea.  

They're usually better than speakers without active but not as room compliant as a pair of optimally located subwoofers. 

My GE Triton References and Triton 1 speakers have active bass.  IMO, it's the only way to fly.

I'd be interested to know if there's anyone who sincerely believes that passive bass is better.  What would the argument be?  I would certainly prefer active bass in any 3-way.  

I ,too, have the GET T1 speakers.  I like them because you CAN optimize them for the specific  room you place them in.  Plus, with a powered speaker,  you don't need a super powerful main amp due to the speaker amp doing most, if not all, of the heavy lifting. A lot of "audiophiles" also maintain that the bass in a powered speaker seams better than the bass from a separate subwoofer.  I don't know that for sure.  After many passive speakers, I prefer the sonic performance of the powered speaker.   Have a good one.