Using a car-audio active crossover

David Gatti · 21st October 2005, 07:48 PM

Has anybody tried it for their home speakers/subwoofer?
Seems there are quite a few out there at low cost.
Is the quality good enough for home audio?

thylantyr · 21st October 2005, 08:04 PM

I've used car audio active crossovers in any application,
car, test bench, home audio. If you use a good brand the
circuit design would be the same as any esoteric home product, ie
I was using Zapco which uses 55xx opamps. I also used
Nakamichi. The good ones have dual rail with switch mode
power supplies.

thoraudio · 22nd October 2005, 03:13 AM

MTX makes one (car xover with a wall wart 12v supply) and sells them on eBay for $20-$40 usually. under The Stereo Direct.

David Gatti · 22nd October 2005, 08:35 AM

My main concern is the switched power supplies they use.
Is this something I should be concerned about?

Volenti · 22nd October 2005, 01:57 PM

I've used 3 different brands of car audio x-overs in home audio at various times (Coustic, Phillips and Alpine) all had switching supplies, I had no issues with any of them.

Pallas · 22nd October 2005, 05:30 PM

I've used an AudioControl 24XS at home with a wall wart and no adverse effects, though I don't currently do so. (No need.)

However, like all home and car AudioControl gear I've used (admittedly, nothing made in the last 4-5 years) it does have a turn-on thump so I kept it powered on full-time.

BoomBoomBoy · 22nd October 2005, 06:09 PM

I've used an AudioControl 2XS on a home subwoofer application before. It worked fine and dandy.

David Gatti · 22nd October 2005, 07:46 PM

Thanks guys! I 've just ordered this :

trusound · 22nd October 2005, 08:00 PM

I've used my alpine h900 to try out my open baffles that I'm building....worked great

Jim85IROC · 24th October 2005, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by David Gatti
Thanks guys! I 've just ordered this :

You may want to reconsider and perhaps order something that's at least of respectable quality. Pyramid products are the lowest common denominator in the car audio world, and considering how much junk is out there, that's really saying a lot.

Once upon a time I used an active Pyramid subwoofer crossover and it was the most worthless piece of junk I ever put into a car.

21st October 2005, 07:48 PM	#1
David Gatti diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Using a car-audio active crossover Has anybody tried it for their home speakers/subwoofer? Seems there are quite a few out there at low cost. Is the quality good enough for home audio?

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21st October 2005, 08:04 PM	#2
thylantyr diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mars	I've used car audio active crossovers in any application, car, test bench, home audio. If you use a good brand the circuit design would be the same as any esoteric home product, ie I was using Zapco which uses 55xx opamps. I also used Nakamichi. The good ones have dual rail with switch mode power supplies.

22nd October 2005, 03:13 AM	#3
thoraudio diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	MTX makes one (car xover with a wall wart 12v supply) and sells them on eBay for $20-$40 usually. under The Stereo Direct.

22nd October 2005, 08:35 AM	#4
David Gatti diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	My main concern is the switched power supplies they use. Is this something I should be concerned about?

22nd October 2005, 01:57 PM	#5
Volenti diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia	I've used 3 different brands of car audio x-overs in home audio at various times (Coustic, Phillips and Alpine) all had switching supplies, I had no issues with any of them.

22nd October 2005, 05:30 PM	#6
Pallas diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ATL	I've used an AudioControl 24XS at home with a wall wart and no adverse effects, though I don't currently do so. (No need.) However, like all home and car AudioControl gear I've used (admittedly, nothing made in the last 4-5 years) it does have a turn-on thump so I kept it powered on full-time.

22nd October 2005, 06:09 PM	#7
BoomBoomBoy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	I've used an AudioControl 2XS on a home subwoofer application before. It worked fine and dandy.

22nd October 2005, 08:00 PM	#9
trusound diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri	I've used my alpine h900 to try out my open baffles that I'm building....worked great

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