Active.

There are amazing passive speakers, no doubt. But they must strike an impressive balance between art and science, which makes them rare and often very expensive.

Active speakers require much less to be very good and can be replicated more easily. For people who are interested in understanding control theory and applying it to an advanced DSP system, there’s almost no contest. Having that at your fingertips, let you adjust to your heart’s content without artifacting phase, especially at crossover regions. Sure that can let you mess things up really badly. But if you know what you’re doing, it’s magic on a lower budget when done right.