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In Reply to: RE: Behringer CX 2310 Question posted by harecording on December 16, 2008 at 11:03:26
With help like this. That part is OBVIOUS. My question is do you need to make analog adjustments if you engage it?
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What are you talking about? It is a digital x-over. You use that to set the crossover frequency. That's it. What analog adjustment do you think would need to be made?
To my knowledgwe the CX 2310 is analog. The DCX (D for digital) 2496 is digital
You are right. I knew that. I flubbed. I used to be a Behringer distributor until they started crapping on us and our customers with DOA product.
Ok...question remains. Have you read the manual? The button changes the value of the f selected by x10.
So what is there to adjust? You need to know the recommended settings for your speakers so that you do not blow drivers or cause performance issues. You can get this from the manufacturer if they are a good manufacturer. They will tell you what works. I hope that the L/R filters provided in the crossover will work for ya. They may not if you want to be procise about it.
At some point, I will get a DCX 2496, and although the CX has limitations, it is a huge improvement over the Magnepan 3.5Rs passive XO. As there are no internal XOs I am free to experiment.
I just wish someone could explain what to expect, and whether engaging or not requires changin the settings on the front panel
Sure it would.
Read the manual.
on what you want to do with it. Generally, crossover frequencies are set-and-forget.
BTW, it helps if you can phrase your initial question(s) with sufficient background so that we can understand why the question is being asked. Otherwise, you will get short, vague answers - like mine. We're not being short or rude with you but there's not much there to help you out.
Cheers,
David
If I knew how to properly phrase the question, I probably wouldn't need to ask it
The button multiplies the crossover frequency you have dialled in at the pot 10x ie if you set the pot to 250Hz and press the button the crossover frequency will be 10x 250 = 2500Hz.
You should know roughly (it will only be roughly anyway as cheap pots are typically +-20%!) what the crossover frequency should be and to achieve this frequency you will either need the 10x button or not. Thats it.
Should be explained in the manual, whats not explained in the manual is that you should get a better crossover then a Behringer. Your speakers deserve it!
Yes they ARE cheap pots! Can you direct me to better pots that fit the Behringer?
FYI, I had a Bryston, no big deal, but a lot more expensive! Marchand would not answer my question about XLR unit, so I opted for the el cheapo DBX, had to return it for repair because of bad pots, and got the Behringer to hold me over. I think the DBX sounds better, but does not have subwoofer outs
I'm sure you could find some suitable Penny&Giles ones but that would be a waste of perfectly good pots. Also they would probably cost as much as your entire xover each!
Personally I use two upgraded BSS FDS360s which use plug-in cards to set the xover frequency.
This is a much more precise way of doing things. The cards just carry the necessary caps and resistors to achieve the desired frequency and slope.
I bought the BSS's s/h (around £100 each or £700new) and then swapped the original 30 year old opamps (TL072) for something almost modern in the form of BurrBrown 2134s. I would like some really good opamps (like the latest offerings from National Semiconductor or Linear Technologies) but there are quite a few in there and I was lacking money.
The LabGruppen xover uses dip switches which is also ok and should be cheaper then Bryston.
When it comes to digital xovers I'd go for XTA, finances allowing.
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