Hi guys
I am playing around with 1st order crossovers on my open baffles. Right now I have a wideband driver that rolls off at 8K's naturally at 6db/octave. I have a Supravox tweeter that cuts in at 5K, that is non directional.
<<the sound>> it can get very forward and extremely dynamic in this configuration
with a first order x over, being a .5 milihenri coil that (couldn't measure it ops: ) probably cuts the driver at around 5K at 6db / octave and then the tweeter kicks in at 5K that has a 5mfd capacitor.
<<the sound>> better coherence and never gets forward, the sound always stays at the level of the speakers. Imaging seems a little more transparent. It seems a little more polite and refined then without though which is where my soft spot is. That is a compromise I can't accept.
So, what are your experiences with and without x overs. Do you guys find they tend to suck the life out of the music, affect the weight of the sound, and lastly do dynamics really suffer ?
Thanks
I am playing around with 1st order crossovers on my open baffles. Right now I have a wideband driver that rolls off at 8K's naturally at 6db/octave. I have a Supravox tweeter that cuts in at 5K, that is non directional.
<<the sound>> it can get very forward and extremely dynamic in this configuration
with a first order x over, being a .5 milihenri coil that (couldn't measure it ops: ) probably cuts the driver at around 5K at 6db / octave and then the tweeter kicks in at 5K that has a 5mfd capacitor.
<<the sound>> better coherence and never gets forward, the sound always stays at the level of the speakers. Imaging seems a little more transparent. It seems a little more polite and refined then without though which is where my soft spot is. That is a compromise I can't accept.
So, what are your experiences with and without x overs. Do you guys find they tend to suck the life out of the music, affect the weight of the sound, and lastly do dynamics really suffer ?
Thanks
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