CDT ES-620 with Sat480, crossover points?

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

I had these installed in my car for a while. Then went active with the ES-06 mids and DRT25 tweeters. Now I run the set up in my sig. However, I'm trying to sell the DRT25s and passive Xovers, but I don't know the crossover points. Does anyone know? I couldn't find it on Google or in the "manual" or on CDT's website. Obviously I could call them, but their customer service isn't that good, and I know there are CDT dealers on here. Anyone? Thanks...

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[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

3k and up on the tweeter

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Okay...what about the mids? Do passive crossovers bandpass them? What about the slopes? Basically just trying to find out the crossover points for the Sat 480s.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

for most 2 way passives, you'll need to hp the mids w/ either your amp or your HU. the passives will just split the frequencies between the mid and tweet.

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Gotcha. So basically the passives send 3000 and up to the DRT25s and >3000 to the ES-06s.

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

Yep its a 18 db slope i believe

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I had these installed in my car for a while. Then went active with the ES-06 mids and DRT25 tweeters. Now I run the set up in my sig. However, I'm trying to sell the DRT25s and passive Xovers, but I don't know the crossover points. Does anyone know? I couldn't find it on Google or in the "manual" or on CDT's website. Obviously I could call them, but their customer service isn't that good, and I know there are CDT dealers on here. Anyone? Thanks...

I heard their customer service skills is as good as their speaker designing skills. that's odd.

 

[exige 10+ year member]

Correction: 4.3kHz is the crossover point on those.

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Okay. Thanks. The buyer might not be using the passives anyway. Thanks exige...

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

I heard their customer service skills is as good as their speaker designing skills. that's odd.

Hah. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

i dont like passive xovers.. ESP the cdts. i grabed a sundown 100.4 i have the FG6.5 with the tw25.

with the 450(bascially the same as 480) i had to attenuat the tweeter 6-7 db and cross the mid higher.. now i don't need an eq on good recordings.. also the tweeter protection sucks.. i would highly recommend the sax 100.4d cadence IA4 or SS ref 4.640....

 

[pjhabit 10+ year member]

Okay. Thanks. The buyer might not be using the passives anyway. Thanks exige...

The 4.3kHz x/o point is WAY too high for those mids (ES-06) to go, if the buyer has active capabilities ~2.5kHz is a good starting point (or upgrade to the 550i passive x/o). If you're refering to the ES-600 mids (as the title suggests) then that x/over wouldn't be too bad, though I'd choose to cross a little lower if run active.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif I've had nothing but great customer service from CDT

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

Correction: 4.3kHz is the crossover point on those.

I know your a cdt dealer but I think you are mistaken. I called cdt and was told that a couple months ago because I had those for sale.

4.3 is really high for a tweeter to be crossed.

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Actually I had the ES-6, sorry. But now I'm confused. I guess I will call CDT tomorrow. I don't think the buyers are actually going to use the passives anyway so it doesn't matter. I had them actively crossed @ 3200.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I know your a cdt dealer but I think you are mistaken. I called cdt and was told that a couple months ago because I had those for sale. 4.3khz is really high for a tweeter to be crossed.

not at all, but it is high for a 6.5" midrange. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif