*Note: By "Powered", I mean the speaker has a built in amplifier with built in DSP: you plug in an RCA/XLR/Digital cable and that's it. Not-Powered would mean you bring your own amplification (AVR or separate amp); your traditional bookshelf type speaker.
For a few years I've wanted to get in to the home audio side of things. I've built a few speakers myself for my HT but I'd like to get back in to it, building and selling off my speakers (not necessarily to profit from).
I'm curious... if you were shopping for a nice set of bookshelf speakers, would you be willing to pay an extra $200-300 for active powered speakers with built in DSP or would you want a conventional/passive speaker you would bring your own power for? (keep in mind, a lot of nice AVR's have pre-outs nowadays).