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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 2056141" data-attributes="member: 555320">Only the shielded woofers are 8ohm.The unshielded Reference drivers are 4ohm.Also, you would be incorrect in assuming that their prebuilt passives would work with all of their drivers.&nbsp; The prebuilt passives are NOT specifically designed for every single line of speakers they produce, or any line inparticular.&nbsp; They are built generically so that they can work in a wide range of non-specialized applications.&nbsp; Not all applications, but a wide range.&nbsp; Obviously, your application does not fall into that &quot;wide range&quot; category.....especially since the Reference series need some lovin&#039; on the lowpass side of the midrange crossover, and really need much more than a 12db/oct slope.&nbsp; You would not be getting anywhere close to full performance from those speakers by using the prebuilt passive crossovers.They&#039;re not retarded, they simply did not specifically design a passive crossover for their Reference series.&nbsp; Those passives they sell are generic, and will not be appropriate for all applications, even if the application involves their own speakers.&nbsp; This is why they are a &quot;DIY&quot; (Do it Yourself) brand...they don&#039;t supply you with everything everytime, they expect that the user can &amp;amp;/or will do atleast some of the work themselves that is involved in perfecting the use of their speakers.Your best option is simply to either go active (which you stated you can&#039;t afford, so I guess it&#039;s out), or design and build your own passive crossover.What is your budget for everything, and what do you have and need to get?&nbsp; Maybe we can figure up a cost-effective way for you to go active.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 2056141, member: 555320"] Only the shielded woofers are 8ohm. The unshielded Reference drivers are 4ohm. Also, you would be incorrect in assuming that their prebuilt passives would work with all of their drivers. The prebuilt passives are [B]NOT[/B] specifically designed for every single line of speakers they produce, or any line inparticular. They are built generically so that they can work in a wide range of non-specialized applications. Not all applications, but a wide range. Obviously, your application does not fall into that "wide range" category.....especially since the Reference series need some lovin' on the lowpass side of the midrange crossover, and really need much more than a 12db/oct slope. You would not be getting anywhere close to full performance from those speakers by using the prebuilt passive crossovers. They're not retarded, they simply did not specifically design a passive crossover for their Reference series. Those passives they sell are generic, and will not be appropriate for all applications, even if the application involves their own speakers. This is why they are a "DIY" (Do it Yourself) brand...they don't supply you with everything everytime, they expect that the user can &/or will do atleast some of the work themselves that is involved in perfecting the use of their speakers. Your best option is simply to either go active (which you stated you can't afford, so I guess it's out), or design and build your own passive crossover. What is your budget for everything, and what do you have and need to get? Maybe we can figure up a cost-effective way for you to go active. [/QUOTE]

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