best practices in building a crossover

doug20 · 8th July 2009, 02:48 PM

I have been using active crossovers for a while now and I have dabble with building passive crossovers (copying others) but it would be cool to know what is the best way to build a crossover.

Im not talking about speaker measurements, values etc. I would like to have advice on the follow.

1. Best boards to use
2. Best wiring techniques, soldering advice
3. Best Layout (anything important to know about placement of any part).

d to the g · 8th July 2009, 03:35 PM

There's a "how to" for crossover layout somewhere on parts express. Using just the material leads avoids having to decide on which $10/foot wire you need to use.

grantnsw · 9th July 2009, 07:31 AM

about 3/4's down the page:
http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Diy_Lou...r_Projects.htm

454Casull · 9th July 2009, 07:45 AM

If you have experience etching PCBs, it can be quite convenient to etch something for crossovers. If it's a simple one, you can simply cut areas to separate them into thick traces. Faultless connections, that's for sure.

8th July 2009, 02:48 PM	#1
doug20 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2009	best practices in building a crossover I have been using active crossovers for a while now and I have dabble with building passive crossovers (copying others) but it would be cool to know what is the best way to build a crossover. Im not talking about speaker measurements, values etc. I would like to have advice on the follow. 1. Best boards to use 2. Best wiring techniques, soldering advice 3. Best Layout (anything important to know about placement of any part).

9th July 2009, 07:45 AM	#4
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	If you have experience etching PCBs, it can be quite convenient to etch something for crossovers. If it's a simple one, you can simply cut areas to separate them into thick traces. Faultless connections, that's for sure. __________________ Building a 2.1 system out of a 3/4"x4'x8' sheet

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8th July 2009, 03:35 PM	#2
d to the g diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: minimalopolis	There's a "how to" for crossover layout somewhere on parts express. Using just the material leads avoids having to decide on which $10/foot wire you need to use.

9th July 2009, 07:31 AM	#3
grantnsw diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006	about 3/4's down the page: http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Diy_Lou...r_Projects.htm

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