by GlassWolf » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:18 am
umm honestly I could barely understand what you were asking. The grammar and sentence structure and spelling was so far off on that sentence, it was incomprehensible. No offense.
If I get what you said, you think going active gives a steeper crossover slope, which isn't true.
The slope depends on the amplifier or crossover with active, or the order of filter built for passive crossover networks.
I can built passives anywhere from 6dB to 24dB or I can use an electronic crossocer to go active that allows me to vary from 6 to 24dB as well.
The real advantage to an active crossover is how finely you can tweak all of the settings.. like if you require a slope between 2nd and 3rd order, or you need to diminish power to the midranges just a hair compared to the tweeters, and so forth. That's all dialed in on the crossover like setting a 1/3 octave EQ. With the passive network, you lose a bit of power through the filters (not substantial) and you have to design and build the filters to the specs you desire first. You can't go back and alter a frequency or slope a little after they're built without rebuilding the filter network by swapping out caps or chokes.
the drawback to active is the cost of the electronic crossover, EQing, and separate amplifier channels for every speaker in the system, not to mention the wiring hassle.
umm honestly I could barely understand what you were asking. The grammar and sentence structure and spelling was so far off on that sentence, it was incomprehensible. No offense.
If I get what you said, you think going active gives a steeper crossover slope, which isn't true.
The slope depends on the amplifier or crossover with active, or the order of filter built for passive crossover networks.
I can built passives anywhere from 6dB to 24dB or I can use an electronic crossocer to go active that allows me to vary from 6 to 24dB as well.
The real advantage to an active crossover is how finely you can tweak all of the settings.. like if you require a slope between 2nd and 3rd order, or you need to diminish power to the midranges just a hair compared to the tweeters, and so forth. That's all dialed in on the crossover like setting a 1/3 octave EQ. With the passive network, you lose a bit of power through the filters (not substantial) and you have to design and build the filters to the specs you desire first. You can't go back and alter a frequency or slope a little after they're built without rebuilding the filter network by swapping out caps or chokes.
the drawback to active is the cost of the electronic crossover, EQing, and separate amplifier channels for every speaker in the system, not to mention the wiring hassle.