Frequency cutoff for large/small speakers?

Posted by Phil Miller [IP: 205.188.196.34] on October 30, 1998 at 15:35:45:

In Reply to: Frequency cutoff for large/small speakers? posted by Ray Gralak on October 30, 1998 at 14:10:43:

Welcome to the forum. As far as speaker x-over settings, you don't specify whether you have a sub or what it is. As I am sure you know, if you have no sub, you will loose all frequencies below the x-over point - what ever that might be. Assuming you do have a sub, what I and numerous others have done -and I find works quite well- is to cross everything over at 80 hz regardless of the fact that your front L&R speaks are full range. I also have full range speaks for L&R and find that crossing them over at 80 really does improve the clarity and performance of the speaks as they perform above that x-over point- you know- you're not using energy to force your speaks to produce bass and all that stuff. It really does make an audible difference. I would caution you however, it may take a bit of getting used to since taking bass away from any speaker changes the overall tonal presentation of that speaker-even above the x-over point- and you may initially feel that the speak is sounding a little "thin", "tinny" or a

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