adamAndries

How would you hook this up?

Going for a budget 2.1 system 60/40 music/movies with these components:

Epos ELS-3
Cambridge Audio Azure 540a v2.0
SVS PB10

The problem lies with the PB10: I can run the pre/out from the 540 into the SVS, but there isn't an active crossover to adjust the cutoff to match the ELS-3's. What would you guys do?

Should I get an external crossover unit? Any recommendations?

Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Re: How would you hook this up?

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Grant B

Re: How would you hook this up?

Should I get an external crossover unit? Any recommendations?
Yes, I would hook it up and listen to it before buying anything.
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Jerome Grate

Re: How would you hook this up?

Wayne is right on point, the question is what is your desire, if you don't mind bass going to the main speakers then the crossover would be a good addition to keep the highs from the sub. However, if you are concerned about the bass going to the mains, then the only way (I can think of) is placing passive crossovers between the amp and the main speakers. Crude, but you can control what goes to the main by selecting what frequency on the passive crossovers you connect the speakers to.

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