now if a active set up was made then anyone using a 461 and a 481 now would have the exact sound because you would eliminate the body and just use the cap with whatever kind of box was made
is that fair to say?
There are a few different types of active setups.
1. Cap > Active > Body
2. Cap > Active > Phantom Box (Nbox, JKLabs, etc.)
3. Cap > Active > Pre-Amp (v3, m148, etc.)
If you are using #1 then the sound would definately be different because of the different bodies.
If you are using #2 then the sound would be different because you are using some sort of external power to the caps
If you are using #3 then the sound would be different just because it would be the sound of the cap and not the body or external power box
Good question! +T
Oh and while the JW460's sound nice I still prefer the 480 sound YMMV