That’s certainly true for new units that will have the feature built in but I think there are still reasons to have a standalone.
For example for use with vintage gear or other brands that haven’t implemented this feature. There are also plenty of high end or mid-fi integrateds(with fx loops)...
The Idea
A device or added feature for Low Pass to a subwoofer and High Pass to the main speakers.
The Existing Problem
Surprisingly, this feature is almost completely missing in the stereo hi-fi world. Surround sound AVRs will have this feature but are bulky and often don't perform very well...
This just happened to me. I got the amps on 9/20, set everything up, and had a great listening session of about 3 hrs.
I was truly impressed! And now they're both dead.
I went into the living room the morning of 9/21 and noticed some awful digital sounding noise coming from the speakers sort...