Perhaps this is a question I shouldn't need to ask but how much influence does a metal case have on an external crossover?
I've made a coupe of stand alone external XOs using old amplifier cases [ to make use of the speaker terminals for outputs ] and I could hear no different to my naked crossover patchworks.
Putting the XO outside one of the pairs of boxes I am modifying at the moment would make things a bit easier for me and I have several old amplifier cases sitting around and access to free or very cheap old computer towers, although the old computer towers are pretty big
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"Just in case" I don't mount any XO components directly to the steel of the old case; I use ply or thin MDF, I use the old case to provide impact and sticky finger protection for the components and I stand off with 20mm timber battens
I've made a coupe of stand alone external XOs using old amplifier cases [ to make use of the speaker terminals for outputs ] and I could hear no different to my naked crossover patchworks.
Putting the XO outside one of the pairs of boxes I am modifying at the moment would make things a bit easier for me and I have several old amplifier cases sitting around and access to free or very cheap old computer towers, although the old computer towers are pretty big
EDIT
"Just in case" I don't mount any XO components directly to the steel of the old case; I use ply or thin MDF, I use the old case to provide impact and sticky finger protection for the components and I stand off with 20mm timber battens
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Only last night, I was reading that the proximity of a metal case could subtly alter the inductor values.
EDIT: Can reduce the inductance a bit depending on how close the metal case is to the coil.
EDIT: Can reduce the inductance a bit depending on how close the metal case is to the coil.
