No Cross Over!

chris ma · 27th December 2002, 04:01 PM

My friend just bought a pair of Canadian made speakers, forgot about the brand, but he claim that the speaker has no cross over.
Is this possible?

Chris

fdegrove · 27th December 2002, 04:10 PM

Hi,

Sure..if it's a full range LS,why not?

Cheers,

chris ma · 27th December 2002, 04:36 PM

But it was a 2 way, one tweeter and one woofer, two binding posts in the back of the speaker thou?

fdegrove · 27th December 2002, 05:04 PM

Hi,

I fail to see how they could get away with that really...unless they need to be bi-amped and the X-over is built into the amp or an active X-over perhaps??

Anyone?

Cheers,

crown300 · 27th December 2002, 05:07 PM

Are you sure that there was no capacitor hidden inside the tweeter? (behind the terminals)

Tony D. · 27th December 2002, 05:08 PM

It could be that the 'speakers are made by Axon, on some of their 2-way models no inductor is used on the woofer but there is still a capacitor and perhaps some resistors on the tweeter.

Tony D.

chris ma · 27th December 2002, 05:23 PM

The name is called Reference 3A , Canada made and French design if I remember correctly.
Chris

fdegrove · 27th December 2002, 05:27 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Reference 3A

That must be Audio Reference 3A.

I think that speaker dates from the early nineties and I'm pretty sure a cap was used to filter the highs.

Most of the line was based on Audax units.

Cheers,

chris ma · 27th December 2002, 05:43 PM

Frank,
I think you are correct, I just found their web site, do not know whether it is Audax driver though, it sound very nice not broken in yet. Driven by a pair of very strange big tube mono amps, with five chrome plated circular covers, Mastersound something.

Peter Daniel · 27th December 2002, 05:50 PM

You don't really need crossover in a woofer (if properly chosen), and that's what I'm doing with my Triangle mini-monitors. But the cap is almost necessary in a tweeter network, if only for protection against excessive power levels.

27th December 2002, 04:01 PM	#1
chris ma diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pickering, Canada	No Cross Over! My friend just bought a pair of Canadian made speakers, forgot about the brand, but he claim that the speaker has no cross over. Is this possible? Chris

27th December 2002, 04:10 PM	#2
fdegrove diyAudio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium	NO X-OVER Hi, Sure..if it's a full range LS,why not? Cheers, __________________ Frank

27th December 2002, 05:04 PM	#4
fdegrove diyAudio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium	NO X-OVER. Hi, I fail to see how they could get away with that really...unless they need to be bi-amped and the X-over is built into the amp or an active X-over perhaps?? Anyone? Cheers, __________________ Frank

27th December 2002, 05:50 PM	#10
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	You don't really need crossover in a woofer (if properly chosen), and that's what I'm doing with my Triangle mini-monitors. But the cap is almost necessary in a tweeter network, if only for protection against excessive power levels. __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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27th December 2002, 04:36 PM	#3
chris ma diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pickering, Canada	But it was a 2 way, one tweeter and one woofer, two binding posts in the back of the speaker thou?

27th December 2002, 05:07 PM	#5
crown300 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: pittsboro, NC	Are you sure that there was no capacitor hidden inside the tweeter? (behind the terminals)

27th December 2002, 05:08 PM	#6
Tony D. diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada	It could be that the 'speakers are made by Axon, on some of their 2-way models no inductor is used on the woofer but there is still a capacitor and perhaps some resistors on the tweeter. Tony D.

27th December 2002, 05:23 PM	#7
chris ma diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pickering, Canada	The name is called Reference 3A , Canada made and French design if I remember correctly. Chris

27th December 2002, 05:43 PM	#9
chris ma diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pickering, Canada	Frank, I think you are correct, I just found their web site, do not know whether it is Audax driver though, it sound very nice not broken in yet. Driven by a pair of very strange big tube mono amps, with five chrome plated circular covers, Mastersound something.

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