Thread: crossover
View Single Post
Home Theater Forum
Old 04-11-2007, 06:58 PM   #9 of 11
John Garcia
Member
 
Location: San Jose, Ca.
Join Date: Jun 1999
Local Time: 02:53 AM
Local Date: 12-02-2008
Posts: 11,228

Re: crossover


Your center may be your limiting factor there, because with the RF-3s, you should be able to handle a 60Hz x-over. I'd try it out and see how the center handles it; it may be a bit too much bass for it to handle. 80Hz should be OK for your setup though.

You are not completely removing sound below 80Hz, but rather decreasing it as you go beyond 80Hz and the opposite occurs for the sub - though the low pass is generally steeper than for the mains (~12db/octave for mains, 18-24 for the sub). That means your mains will still be getting down to at least 40Hz, just at a much reduced level and with a 60Hz, you can expect some output down to 30Hz. Like I said, try it out and see if you like it and if it strains; if it does, put it back to 80Hz

I got started in car audio as well



"The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain

HT: Marantz SR-8300, MA500 monoblocks x 2, 5X GR Research A/V-2s, Adire Audio Tempest sub, Denon 2900, Oppo 980H, Toshiba HD-A2, RC2000MkII remote, Panamax 5100, Panamax Max2 sub, Slim PS2, PS3 60G + 320G USB

Bedroom: Marantz PM-7200 Integrated, GR Research A/V-1s, Sony 222ES SACD, RC3200 remote, Panamax M8EX

Audio: Audioquest * Video: Bluejeans


My DVDs My HT
John Garcia is offline Quote this post in a PM Send Support Ticket Reply With Quote sendpm.gif
Home Theater Forum
Home Theater Forum
Home Theater Forum