Active vs. Passive (specific application)?

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

Don hooked me up a sweet deal with the ES-01 tweeters with xovers and the M6 mids, ask him about that combo if you haven't already picked something up.

 

[BIG-SMOOTH 10+ year member]

Don hooked me up a sweet deal with the ES-01 tweeters with xovers and the M6 mids, ask him about that combo if you haven't already picked something up.

I want to be able to mount them as a braxial so that wont work for me.

 

[BIG-SMOOTH 10+ year member]

I talked to Don again and he swears that 75x4 running active is more than enough for the M6's so I guess I'll try it out that way and if it doesn't seem adequate I can always order the crossovers later.

 

[azula 10+ year member]

what's the difference between active and passive? pardon the newbie question....lol

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

what's the difference between active and passive? pardon the newbie question....lol

simple answer is:

active is crossover before the amp

passive is crossover after the amp

 

[azula 10+ year member]

simple answer is:active is crossover before the amp

passive is crossover after the amp

that does make sense, thanks man

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The above explanation is part of the answer but not always the case. Active filtering is always going to be before the amp but passive may not always be after it. Active filtering requires power input because it uses some kind of powered circuit to do the filtering. Most use op amps. Passive filters can be used at any time on the signal and use passive components (caps coils and resistors) to achieve the filtering. Preamp passive filters aren't very common though.

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

what's the difference between active and passive? pardon the newbie question....lol

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