Skunk, full range speakers don't generally have a high-pass filter to cut off the bass for the woofers. The mechanics of the woofer and the enclosure do that naturally. It's better to have an electronic or pure electrical (passive) crossover to do that. It gives you control and knowledge of the exact frequency, slope, and tuning of the filter so that you can match up with the high-pass filter on the subwoofer.
It also eliminates wasted motion of the woofers in your main speakers. Especially in a sealed enclosure the woofer still moves when excited by the frequencies below the bass cutoff, but not enough to produce useful sound. That's a potential source of distortion and/or wasted energy. Jon, the slope of the cutoff for a sealed box is 2nd order. The slope for a ported box is 4th order. -- John Stimson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Stimson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=218 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20907 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
