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Did you buy the drivers yet?

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In Reply to: RE: 2 Way Crossover Question posted by Jason on March 20, 2008 at 14:46:12

If yes, tell us what they are. If you can return them - consider it.

Buying "drivers that are supposed to be real good" then slapping some generic crossover in... you may as well listen to a good quality ghetto blaster - it will likely sound better.

If you have NOT bought drivers yet, and do not want to learn crossover and speaker design 101 (which is quite a steep learning curve), then consider getting a kit or working from plans of a known design.

For example, this crossover may not be suited for your midbass because it 'allows the midbass to roloff naturally' aka: NO lowpass filter. This works with only certain drivers at specific crossover points. If your driver has a breakup mode (peak in the upper midrange region) this crossover you're looking at will result in a very screechy sound.

No offense meant, but we're just trying to save you time and money. THere is no shame in going the kit route or working from plans of a known design. In fact, you'll learn more, spend less, get less frustrated, and still have a sense of DIY accomplishment. But even with a kit, you need to ensure the drivers in that kit have generally good consistency from batch to batch over the years. I just finished building a DIY design that is notorious for driver parameter inconsistencies. I now need to get the measurement mic and software fired up and measure what I built and see if the "sound" is how the original designer intended. Even kits can be complex. But they are a much safer bet than "pick some drivers, then get a generic crossover".

A generic crossover is like going to the tire store and saying.

"I need some tires".... and saying nothing else!

Cheers,
Presto

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