Crossover break in?

[Bwap]

I hooked up my crossovers and I don't know if they have a break in period or something... but with my mids crossed over at 2750, they still play 5k just like before... right now I only have the low pass crossover hooked up to the mid. Did I mess up the values or does it just have to break in?(I heard caps have break in periods)

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[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Measure the output at the speaker with an RTA. It should be down ~15 dB one octave above the low pass value. Play full range pink noise and hold the mic close to the speaker so you're not measuring reflections. You can check this with a smartphone RTA app. There's no break-in for a crossover.

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

There is some burn-in associated with crossovers (small sonic changes, barely if at all noticeable) but that won't affect the pass band the way you've described.

.33 looks like a small value for an 8" in a three way, even as part of a 12dB filter. Are you running an 8" with a tweeter and a super tweeter as shown in the diagram?

 

[Bwap]

There is some burn-in associated with crossovers (small sonic changes, barely if at all noticeable) but that won't affect the pass band the way you've described.
.33 looks like a small value for an 8" in a three way, even as part of a 12dB filter. Are you running an 8" with a tweeter and a super tweeter as shown in the diagram?

I was going to run the supertweeter so I could open my doors and have it be louder, but I decided to make a pro audio setup to hook up rather than open my doors.

So now I have an 8" and a silk dome tweeter that are going to wired together as shown.

I don't know what to do.. if it is in fact -12db at 5k, then it screams at -12db :/

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Where did you get the values from? I can't come up with the same numbers.

Crossover Design Chart and Inductance vs. Frequency Calculator(Low-pass)

 

[Bwap]

Where did you get the values from? I can't come up with the same numbers.
Crossover Design Chart and Inductance vs. Frequency Calculator(Low-pass)

8ohm high pass, 4 ohm low pass, 2750hz xover point, butterworth

 

[Bwap]

Ok so now I have the tweeter and the 8" hooked up and it sounds killer.. Im just wondering now if the tweeter being 8 ohm, if it is receiving enough power?

Im considering hooking up a second morel tweet, they sound crispy.. although I believe I should have crossed them a bit lower.