I'm gonna build a pair of two way stand mounters with front porting. I got the components picked out that I would like to use.
I have been playing around with WinISD and have the box and port basics down. I have the wood working skills, the money and the time. BUT... I am completely lost when it comes to the crossover design!
These are the parts I would like to use.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=295-374
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=264-835
I am pretty sure I don't want to build crossovers. At least not at this point. Is there a pre built crossover that work well with the parts and style speaker I mentioned? How do I go about finding a complementary crossover for this situation? Thanks for any help!
I have been playing around with WinISD and have the box and port basics down. I have the wood working skills, the money and the time. BUT... I am completely lost when it comes to the crossover design!
These are the parts I would like to use.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=295-374
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=264-835
I am pretty sure I don't want to build crossovers. At least not at this point. Is there a pre built crossover that work well with the parts and style speaker I mentioned? How do I go about finding a complementary crossover for this situation? Thanks for any help!
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Your best bet is to invest in an active crossover for the time being, get a Rane 22, they are all over ebay at the moment. Building working passives is time consuming if you don't already knowyour points and slopes.
Your best bet is to invest in an active crossover for the time being, get a Rane 22, they are all over ebay at the moment. Building working passives is time consuming if you don't already knowyour points and slopes.
These are fairly popular DIY drivers. Shouldn't their crossover points be available on the web?
can an active crossover be hooked up externally?
can an active crossover be hooked up externally?
nordhaven said:
Look for a 4/3 Ohms (the one's from PE are all 8ohms) xover, crossing at about 1.800/2.000Hz and being it a 2.order(wo)/2.order(tw), with attenuation on the tweeter about 3/4 dB. You should be fine. Or ask someone to build you one/pair with the specs of the drivers in mind.
http://www.madisound.com/services/leap.php
Best bet is to ditch the tweeter you chose and have someone else design the x-over.... oh wait looky here: http://htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=13154
This uses a way way better tweeters and way way better x-over then any thing off the shelf. Specially for the RS-180 which is a metal cone. ALL metal cones have a large break-up. That is a frequency at which it tends to ring like a bell and that requires more x-over wizardry to keep it out of hearing range. Off the shelf x-overs are a no no for this type of driver.
You won't regret it!
This uses a way way better tweeters and way way better x-over then any thing off the shelf. Specially for the RS-180 which is a metal cone. ALL metal cones have a large break-up. That is a frequency at which it tends to ring like a bell and that requires more x-over wizardry to keep it out of hearing range. Off the shelf x-overs are a no no for this type of driver.
You won't regret it!
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