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please name just ONE active xover that does everything the N802's passive hp mid, and hp and LP treble does. Can you?

Posted by Timbo in Oz (A) on May 5, 2007 at 00:52:03

In Reply to: Re: Biamping N802: is 55W tube enough for mid/highs? posted by Larry I on May 4, 2007 at 04:54:48:

First off - I've not heard one passively multiamped system that didn't sound a lot better for it. Even with spkrs with lossy and complex electrically asymmetric HP/LP xovers!

Mind you, and OTOH, spkr systems with simple or minimal xover systems benefit even more from multi-amping. EG all the EPOS models with HP for the treble ONLY, and spkrs with 1st order only xovers.

Yes, passive xovers waste power but all amplifiers waste mains power, no?

It is entirely possible - despite the quality of B&W's own drivers, that there is still some Eq in the N802, certainly adjustments for individual driver's variations on L, R and C with freq, possibly asymmetric electrical slopes, let alone FS traps!

I doubt - unless you have the measurement skills and judgement of B&W - that you are at all likely to get a better result with any active xover especially ones for sale to 'philes. Active xovers may appeal to you because they are prima fcaie better, but as with everything this may very well DEPEND, no?

IF B&W make an active xover for the N802 then the owner has that option.

Please stop making blanket satemenets that only active multi-amping can be taken seriously. Heaps of people have heard that passive works AND also won't lose any of the designed-in voicing of OEM passive spkrs.

I would agree that active is almost always better for the LP on subs but IME if you don't HP filter the main pair with an active HP filter the mains usually sound more clear.

Exceptions being small ported 2-ways, in some systems where thay are being driven hard all the time, but all you need to do is block the ports, and reset the LP to the sub for a good blend.

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