BUDA Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 What would be the benefit of beign able to crossover at different setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 ---------------- On 1/18/2005 9:43:04 PM BUDA wrote: What would be the benefit of beign able to crossover at different setting. ---------------- Crossover what? Sub? Mains Surrounds? Reason is to better match speakers and then find what sounds the best to you..by having more choices...then you can fine tune it more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUDA Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Thank you for your responce!! my reason for the Question was to try and determine how speaker crossover as a total ie hf, mf, given by manifacture bears any relationship to the settings of the preamp. is there any # or means of arriving at this point, frequency response # hz, sensitivity,#, just trying to understand how to get best sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Nobody understands what you are asking. Are you talking about speaker specs, which you can't really do anything about, or a setting in your receiver/processor? Give a little more specifics and we can help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Speakers have fixed crossover points of what frequencies go to which driver and then they have a roll off....FIXED...And has nothing to do with AMP feeding it.... Setting a receiver Crossover deals with when the BASS or LFE frequencies stop going to these speakers...sometimes this crossover set point on receivers is fixed AKA SMALL or LARGE setting usually around 80HZ per THX standard... SO if you have ability to change receiver crossover frequensy to some number other then the SMALL or LARGE setting...then it would be hard to give you a number based solely on the speakers and what they can do..since room effects play a roll on bass response and cancelation.... Another thing is can the speaker play below this crossover setting comfortably without sounding like crap? Play with it...some like to set it a little above the lowest capable frequency the speaker can develop and then let the sub handle the rest...while other like to set them all to SMALL...and hundred other variations... point is...only you can decide what sounds best to you...I suggest starting at 80 HZ...and listen...then adjust down from there...if you so feel the need... good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUDA Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hi all !! sorry for any confusion caused by my question, here is a brief extract from manual. use the button to adjust the front crossover the crossover settings appear as follows as you scroll through them 40hz 60hz 80hz 100hz 120hz 150hz. you can scroll in either direction using the buttons, consult the material that came with your loudspeakers to determine the correct settings, we recomend you set the crossover at 80hz unless otherwise directed by manufacturer. This is what prompted my 1st question, as to whether there is any info on speakers giving a required crossover point.did'nt mean to confuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 The -3 db point for your speaker is probably a good start. Say for instance you're using Chorus II's, which are spec'd to be -3 db @ 38 Hz (IIRC.) 40 Hz is as close as you get to 38 on your receiver, so set your receiver to cross those speakers at 40 Hz. Adjust from there to see if 60 or 80 is more pleasing to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Man Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Play some CD's that have some good bass material. Set the corssover on the sub as high as it will go. While playing the CD's switch the receivers crossover back and forth between the various crossover options. Leave it set to where you have the most bass output. After you listen to it at that setting for about a week, try some more chances and see what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUDA Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 Ok!! thanks i'll start there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Dude, what equipment/speakers do you have? It's nice to learn from experience and all, but we could get you started in the right direction if you give us some idea of what gear you're using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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