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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 7496827" data-attributes="member: 576029">the woofers, yes. the tweeters, no.&nbsp; but the tweeters won&#039;t get that much power anyway, there isn&#039;t that much signal there.&nbsp; plus, the passive crossovers may have resistor networks and the other passive components rob power.&nbsp; they may also have tweeter protection in the form of lamps.&nbsp; that is important to factor in.&nbsp; many people blow tweeters when running active because they don&#039;t properly set levels.&nbsp; many passive crossovers have tweeter protection built-in.one simple way to do this is go &quot;active&quot; for level setting and use active crossovers for the woofers, but retain the crossovers for the tweeters.&nbsp; this way you get all of the passive attenuation and protection, but gain separate channels for gain and maybe time alignment.&nbsp; while not true &quot;active&quot; it is safer and a good first experience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 7496827, member: 576029"] the woofers, yes. the tweeters, no. but the tweeters won't get that much power anyway, there isn't that much signal there. plus, the passive crossovers may have resistor networks and the other passive components rob power. they may also have tweeter protection in the form of lamps. that is important to factor in. many people blow tweeters when running active because they don't properly set levels. many passive crossovers have tweeter protection built-in. one simple way to do this is go "active" for level setting and use active crossovers for the woofers, but retain the crossovers for the tweeters. this way you get all of the passive attenuation and protection, but gain separate channels for gain and maybe time alignment. while not true "active" it is safer and a good first experience. [/QUOTE]

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