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PV Audio
04-10-2005, 12:57 AM
ok people i am now EXTREMELY ANGRY at the instructions that my GENIUS of a friend in ohio gave me for building a simple 2-way crossover at 3500hz. i went and hooked it up and the fcker started smoking and then just stopped. so now i'm starting from the beginning, as though i never knew anything about 'em in the first place. where can i get a book or instructions or such on how to build home crossovers? any help is GREATLY appreciated!!
Crossovers are overrated :)
PV Audio
04-10-2005, 01:06 AM
yea i'm aware lol. but its another skill i'd like to have. ive already made 40 bucks in enclosure designs woot!
Well, give us a schematic of the crossover design you were given, we can pick it apart from there...
PV Audio
04-10-2005, 01:08 AM
i would, but i burned some ladybugs on the paper with some acetone
PV Audio
04-10-2005, 01:52 AM
books, web articles or anything would help.
Well, since we don't know what you tried, we don't know what to recommend :)
Component values, inductance, resistance, anything...throw me a bone here.
PV Audio
04-10-2005, 01:58 AM
ok frost. we'll do it like this. i don't know anything about crossover building. where should i look?
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/cross.asp
but personally, I'd go full range :)
PV Audio
04-10-2005, 02:07 AM
ok thats good information. anything else? YES I KNOW U DON'T LIKE CROSSOVERS! i just want to learn how.
Lemans, Look for a document called "passive crossovers made easy"
If you can't find it, can you wait a week? When I go back to denver I can fax it to you. I don't have it electronically.
Jack, why the hell don't you like crossovers? That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard on this forum.
ok thats good information. anything else?
What else do you need to know...
http://www.speakerbuilder.net/web_files/Articles/constxo/xoconst.htm
The rest is dependent on your drivers.
That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard on this forum.
Then I guess you've never heard a crossoverless speaker...do a Google search for Lowther, Fostex, or several others.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=51 <-- good link
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hug/bbs.html <-- another good link
PV Audio
04-10-2005, 02:22 AM
Lemans, Look for a document called "passive crossovers made easy"
If you can't find it, can you wait a week? When I go back to denver I can fax it to you. I don't have it electronically.
Jack, why the hell don't you like crossovers? That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard on this forum.
i assume he likes his speakers to produce their full ranges. next up for me is a bi-wired speaker pair. but first i need to make a center channel :D
PV Audio
04-10-2005, 02:22 AM
Lemans, Look for a document called "passive crossovers made easy"
If you can't find it, can you wait a week? When I go back to denver I can fax it to you. I don't have it electronically.
Jack, why the hell don't you like crossovers? That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard on this forum.
yeah i can wait a week. i've got plenty of time.