lemans23, have you tried running the x-over without the "l-pad"resistors for the woofers ?
Do you use the dayton-woofers mentioned in your x-over schematic ?
These metal-cone woofers have a very ragged top-end , at these high frequencies the cone is ringing like a bell. http://www.partsexpress.com/pdf/295-364g.pdf
In combination with a 1st-order x-over, this might be responsible for the forwardness you were hearing earlier.
The fact they sound much better with your new x-over is probably caused by the fact that you moved from 1st order to 3rd order lowpass, not by adding the resistors.
Indeed, they are the dayton RS 7s. And I know that the slope is more responsible, but after hearing the change in purity and transparency, I'm not planning on changing anything out. Thanks again y'all, and svante, I just didn't know what you were referring to.
