Hello
I am new to this forum and new to the hobby. I want to make my own floor speakers with a 12" woofer 6.5" midrange and a tweeter. The problem is that I don't know very much about crossovers. Here are a few questions that I need answered:
-Does the wattage of the speaker affect the crossover?
-Do the ohm's of the speaker affect the crossover?
-Do I need a 2 way or a 3 way crossover?
-Should I build my own crossover or buy one already made?
Any help at all would be appreciated
I am new to this forum and new to the hobby. I want to make my own floor speakers with a 12" woofer 6.5" midrange and a tweeter. The problem is that I don't know very much about crossovers. Here are a few questions that I need answered:
-Does the wattage of the speaker affect the crossover?
-Do the ohm's of the speaker affect the crossover?
-Do I need a 2 way or a 3 way crossover?
-Should I build my own crossover or buy one already made?
Any help at all would be appreciated
Well now, I'm no expert on passive crossovers as I build my designs without them.bateman said:
However I would say:
Yes, you need components that are specified to easily handle the power.
Yes, the impedance of the drive units is a part of the crossover equation to calculate the frequencies.
3 way, if you use 3 drivers and each covers a different frequency band.
If anyone builds a similar kit with similar drive units, then perhaps you could start from there and probably modify their crossover.
I hope that this helps
Steve
One fundamental question: is this a one-time kind of project, or do you want to get into designing and building speakers? If the former, buy a kit or some sort of package with a well-proven design. Off-the-shelf crossovers with a random set of drivers is highly likely to give you disappointing results. Check out designs by d'Appolito or Dickason or someone else who really knows his stuff.
If you want to do this for a hobby over the longer haul (I'm hooked, myself), you need the proper tools to do a good job. That includes, beyond any cabinet building, measurement hardware and software, and design software. And a small reference library. And set your sights a bit more modestly for a first design- do a couple of two-ways before making the next jump.
If you want to do this for a hobby over the longer haul (I'm hooked, myself), you need the proper tools to do a good job. That includes, beyond any cabinet building, measurement hardware and software, and design software. And a small reference library. And set your sights a bit more modestly for a first design- do a couple of two-ways before making the next jump.
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