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Money, money, money - what's your budget?
The larger the baffle is, the lower and louder the bass will go (but never any louder than if it was a monopole speaker). Ideally, you'd cross at or below 80Hz, but since it's a small 2-way, you won't have enough output at that frequency, so the subs might have to go up to 100Hz-150Hz. Of course, this could change, depending on how loud you listen to music. The higher you cross, the more important sub positioning becomes.
Are you constrained to a 2-way system because of space requirements?
The larger the baffle is, the lower and louder the bass will go (but never any louder than if it was a monopole speaker). Ideally, you'd cross at or below 80Hz, but since it's a small 2-way, you won't have enough output at that frequency, so the subs might have to go up to 100Hz-150Hz. Of course, this could change, depending on how loud you listen to music. The higher you cross, the more important sub positioning becomes.
Are you constrained to a 2-way system because of space requirements?
reasoning
i have a low powered tube amp for the small 2-way dipole.
probably run a powered sub for rest.
i am just looking for what frequency i should cross a sub and my monitors over at to determine baffle width of the small 2-ways.
also need to determine what drivers i want to use...
i have a low powered tube amp for the small 2-way dipole.
probably run a powered sub for rest.
i am just looking for what frequency i should cross a sub and my monitors over at to determine baffle width of the small 2-ways.
also need to determine what drivers i want to use...
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Suggest you go to SL's site and work with his dipole calculator (excel spreadsheet). That will show you driver excursion vs baffle width etc.
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Without knowing which drivers you are using and what your dynamic range goals, its hard to say where to cross over.
Doug
Without knowing which drivers you are using and what your dynamic range goals, its hard to say where to cross over.
Doug
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