Hello Misha
The RLC component quality is not much critical as I have found. The cap is certainly more audible than the R & L though. I use an SCR poly, and some 15W sand cast resistor for up to 200W speaker. As for the coil, dont care for it being thin gauge because you can add its Rdc to the R element in your simulator and incorporate it. That way you keep it small. Interestingly a cored inductor does not make itself sonically evident in that position for up to 200W handling though a lytic cap does.
The RLC component quality is not much critical as I have found. The cap is certainly more audible than the R & L though. I use an SCR poly, and some 15W sand cast resistor for up to 200W speaker. As for the coil, dont care for it being thin gauge because you can add its Rdc to the R element in your simulator and incorporate it. That way you keep it small. Interestingly a cored inductor does not make itself sonically evident in that position for up to 200W handling though a lytic cap does.
A quick progress report.
I have finally got round to trying out the M1 and Misha's crossover in my speakers. At the mo, I have only one speaker converted but I'll finish the second one on the weekend.
Well what a difference a crossover can make! The modified speaker sound absolutely nothing like the original. I now have so much more detail and space around the individual instruments. I can finally hear why people rate Scanspeak drivers so highly. The best speakers I have had a chance to really listen to were my brothers Dynaudio 1.3mkIIs. I now don't feel so jealous when i hear them. It is difficult to make a proper comparison with only one speaker completed but I'm convinced that I will have speakers that are comparable to the quality of the Dyns and quite probably better in many areas.
Switching between the old and new crossover really was like switching between some bloody good hifi speakers and some okish but very middy midfi speakers. Even my mom, who isn't at all interested in hifi equipment instantly noticed the improvements.
I started with the M1 crossover in a 15l ported cabinet. In my room I didn't find the bass at all overpowering (room is very long and pretty thin) so I was happy to keep the full BSC. The top end was far too quiet for my listening preferences so I lowered the resistance in series with the tweeter to raise the top end by 2-3dB.
I also tried Misha's crossover (well as close as I could get to it with the components I had). To be honest, I couldn't really hear too much difference. Obviously the bass was slightly reduced but it wasn't night and day. I guess its a case of listening preferences and room conditioning.
As I had all the components to build 2 M1 crossovers I have decided to stick with this design (with a bit more tizz) rather than go with Mishas.
Already planning the next project. DAC or Active Pre. Far too adictive this hobby.
Thanks to everybody who has helped me sort my speakers.
Al
I have finally got round to trying out the M1 and Misha's crossover in my speakers. At the mo, I have only one speaker converted but I'll finish the second one on the weekend.
Well what a difference a crossover can make! The modified speaker sound absolutely nothing like the original. I now have so much more detail and space around the individual instruments. I can finally hear why people rate Scanspeak drivers so highly. The best speakers I have had a chance to really listen to were my brothers Dynaudio 1.3mkIIs. I now don't feel so jealous when i hear them. It is difficult to make a proper comparison with only one speaker completed but I'm convinced that I will have speakers that are comparable to the quality of the Dyns and quite probably better in many areas.
Switching between the old and new crossover really was like switching between some bloody good hifi speakers and some okish but very middy midfi speakers. Even my mom, who isn't at all interested in hifi equipment instantly noticed the improvements.
I started with the M1 crossover in a 15l ported cabinet. In my room I didn't find the bass at all overpowering (room is very long and pretty thin) so I was happy to keep the full BSC. The top end was far too quiet for my listening preferences so I lowered the resistance in series with the tweeter to raise the top end by 2-3dB.
I also tried Misha's crossover (well as close as I could get to it with the components I had). To be honest, I couldn't really hear too much difference. Obviously the bass was slightly reduced but it wasn't night and day. I guess its a case of listening preferences and room conditioning.
As I had all the components to build 2 M1 crossovers I have decided to stick with this design (with a bit more tizz) rather than go with Mishas.
Already planning the next project. DAC or Active Pre. Far too adictive this hobby.
Thanks to everybody who has helped me sort my speakers.
Al
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