I always thought active was the way to go if you could afford it.
Does not going active reap benefits of the following:

1. less strain on the amps due to frequency bandwidth
2. Increased speaker efficiency therefore more dynamic range
3. Improved amplifier control of speakers through damping factor.

And a few more likely that dont come to mind.

Maybe. But might not sound any better than a nice amplifier driving a
nice 2-way speaker with a well-designed crossover.

Complicated systems introduce a lot more ways to go wrong!