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RE: Series vs Parallel XO & Maggie Physics.

I think this is an interesting subject to be raised. I have been turning the physics of this over in my mind but just cannot quite 'get it' yet. It seems to me that the electrical response at the crossover could be smoother in a well balanced series crossover than a parallel because it resembles aspects of a voltage divider circuit. Clearly there are trade offs. However, with the right complimentary drivers, there may be features that could be taken advantage of. I find this to be interesting with the in the case of the Magnepans that have planar/quasi drivers in particular.

Having said this... I also suspect that I am not 'seeing' the whole picture yet.

There are two areas of that which is common to Magnepan speakers I would like to get a clearer picture of. You have raised one with the comparison of series to parallel crossovers. The other is the common assymetric step and flipped polarities that seems to be the theme with their speakers.



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