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<blockquote data-quote="DidUHearThat?" data-source="post: 5885301" data-attributes="member: 594758">Raising the HP crossover point on the front and rear speakers will give you more power handling, reduce low frequency distortion (in the main speakers) and generally get louder.&nbsp; Downside is you may be cutting off frequencies that are not being played by either your main speakers or subs.&nbsp; Creating a &quot;whole&quot; in your sound and make your subs not blend as well with your system.Lowering the crossover point on your main speakers will improve fidelity and bass output of the main speakers and blend better with the subs.&nbsp; Downside is your reducing power handling ability and increasing low freq distortion in them at higher volumes.&nbsp; Low freq resonace of the door skins becomes more apparent.For the subs raising the x-over point improves your mid/bass performance and takes more stress off the main speakers to perform at those frequencies.&nbsp; Downside it makes them more directional.&nbsp; You will notice the sound comming from the rear more and they won&#039;t blend as well into the system.&nbsp; It also increases the resonance of the sub box and you will &quot;hear&quot; the box &quot;voicing&quot; at lower volumes.&nbsp; That&#039;s bad.Lowering the subs x-over point makes for tighter cleaner bass that is less directional and is easier on the cabinet.&nbsp; Downside is your putting more stress on the main speakers to perform more bass duties and creating a whole in the sound that won&#039;t let the subs blend as well into the system.You want to find a compromise between these extremes that sounds best to you in your car with your gear.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DidUHearThat?, post: 5885301, member: 594758"] Raising the HP crossover point on the front and rear speakers will give you more power handling, reduce low frequency distortion (in the main speakers) and generally get louder. Downside is you may be cutting off frequencies that are not being played by either your main speakers or subs. Creating a "whole" in your sound and make your subs not blend as well with your system. Lowering the crossover point on your main speakers will improve fidelity and bass output of the main speakers and blend better with the subs. Downside is your reducing power handling ability and increasing low freq distortion in them at higher volumes. Low freq resonace of the door skins becomes more apparent. For the subs raising the x-over point improves your mid/bass performance and takes more stress off the main speakers to perform at those frequencies. Downside it makes them more directional. You will notice the sound comming from the rear more and they won't blend as well into the system. It also increases the resonance of the sub box and you will "hear" the box "voicing" at lower volumes. That's bad. Lowering the subs x-over point makes for tighter cleaner bass that is less directional and is easier on the cabinet. Downside is your putting more stress on the main speakers to perform more bass duties and creating a whole in the sound that won't let the subs blend as well into the system. You want to find a compromise between these extremes that sounds best to you in your car with your gear. [/QUOTE]

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