thatMikeguy;163795 Wrote: > Mark thanks so much. I am understanding this sooo much better now. I > now have to figure out the best way to remove the unwanted low > frequencies from the mains. > Cheers, > Mike
As I said, it isn't the end of the world (some people actually prefer it this way). Try it out, you have nothing to lose. If the bass sounds boomy, distorted or muted after careful adjustment of the sub volume and experimentation with sub placement, that's when you should look at an external crossover/bass management module. BTW Parts Express also sells crossovers built into RCA jacks: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=266-276&CFID=7405805&CFTOKEN=89812805 These are at set frequencies and available in a wide range of frequencies. You'd want a high pass crossover. Off the top of my head, I can't remember the rule, but do NOT get one set at the same frequency as the sub crossover. Crossovers are not brick walls, there's some rolloff. You have to spread the frequencies out a bit but not too much - you want to eliminate overlap as much as possible while minimizing "holes" in the frequency caused by both the low-pass and the high-pass crossovers active at the same time. I can't remember the rule, but it's something like space them apart one octave or 1/2 an octave. An octave is a doubling of frequency. So if it's one octave, set the low pass on the sub at 60 Hz and the high pass at 120 Hz. Half an octave, 60 and 90. Something like that. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30755 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
