Dayton RS MTM crossover point?

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

Does anybody know the frequency the Dayton RS MTM speakers are crossed over at?

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[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Link to said speakers?

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

Without knowing what speakers you are talking about. I'd bet around 2khz.

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/dr-k-mtm/index.cfm

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

The Dr. K crossover babble;

http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/dr-k-mtm/crossover.cfm

If you want to do a Dayton RS MTM then look at Roman's site.

Six different crossover designs to choose from.

http://www.rjbaudio.com/RS180MTM/rs180-rs28-mtm.html

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

judging by the different crossover designs, its right at 1500hz. right?

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Just curious, what is the purpose of these questions?

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

just wondering

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Each design is different but prehaps 1700hz +/- 200hz on the crossover frequency.

You also have to factor in crossover slope as a 1st order slope will hehave different than

a 2nd order, etc. The steeper the slope, the lower you can take the crossover point.

The Dayton RS midwoofers pose a problem in the higher frequency range

as the cone breakup modes sound nasty so by default, if you plan to use Dayton RS mids

in the ~6" - 7" sizes, you probably want a steep crossover slope {4th order or greater}

with a 1.5khz - 2khz as a ballpark crossover. Because the midwoofer isn't a good

performer on the top end, the lower crossover choice also forces you *the designer*,

to choose a good tweeter that can operate that low in crossover frequency.