RE: Active crossover and active subs - question

Posted by Davey on January 17, 2020 at 08:40:04

In Reply to: Active crossover and active subs - question posted by KanedaK on January 16, 2020 at 23:31:01:

It's not possibly problematic.....it is problematic. :)

Phase distortion is cumulative, and in this case you will create some sort of oddball integration that is far from ideal.
The preferable configuration with this situation would be to bypass the active crossover and feed the subwoofer a full-range signal, and then (hopefully) configure the low-pass of the subwoofer and high-pass of the main speakers in a symmetrical manner. Even then, you might not achieve an optimal integration.

And all this assumes your active crossover and/or subwoofer crossover are not DSP-based with associated latency. :)

Dave.

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Topic - Active crossover and active subs - question - KanedaK 23:31:01 01/16/20 (17)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - KanedaK 23:44:45 01/23/20 (4)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - KanedaK 13:17:17 01/25/20 (1)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Mr_Steady 09:17:22 01/27/20 (0)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Mr_Steady 09:57:11 01/24/20 (1)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Tidycat1 21:30:15 01/24/20 (0)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Mr_Steady 05:33:58 01/22/20 (0)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Ozzie 07:26:52 01/18/20 (2)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Tidycat1 10:02:53 01/19/20 (1)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - KanedaK 01:22:56 01/20/20 (0)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - KanedaK 14:08:58 01/17/20 (6)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Tidycat1 20:36:18 01/17/20 (5)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - KanedaK 23:41:25 01/17/20 (4)

Presumably, your sub has a phase control? - Dave_K 10:41:55 01/20/20 (3)

RE: Presumably, your sub has a phase control? - KanedaK 01:22:15 01/22/20 (0)

RE: Presumably, your sub has a phase control? - KanedaK 14:49:44 01/21/20 (1)

RE: Presumably, your sub has a phase control? - Tidycat1 20:45:08 01/21/20 (0)

RE: Active crossover and active subs - question - Davey 01/17/2008:40:04 01/17/20 (0)

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