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<blockquote data-quote="SpeedEuphoria" data-source="post: 7086371" data-attributes="member: 623992">Hey nice Head Unit, just installed one myself and its nicecrossovers have slopes, basically a crossover is not all or nothing. Normal slopes are -6db, -12db and some use -24db. Basically at the point you select, let say 80HZ for a LPF on the sub. So at 80hz if you set -18db it would be pretty quiet(less content allowed) above 80hz. Now if you used -3db you would still have a lot comming through at 100hz.Basically most use this to &quot;blend&quot; a sub in with the front statge. You can try running a higher LPF with a sharper cutoff(like -18db, so 80hz) or some find it better using a lower cutoff with a lesser slope(like 50hz, -6db). I suggest playing with the 2 setting mentioned here and see which you like bestNormally -12dp is standard 1st step for passive x-overs for component sets, but its all in design and how things sound/blend.Its more technical than that, but -6db is 1st order, -12 is 2nd order, ect..(every 6db)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SpeedEuphoria, post: 7086371, member: 623992"] Hey nice Head Unit, just installed one myself and its nice crossovers have slopes, basically a crossover is not all or nothing. Normal slopes are -6db, -12db and some use -24db. Basically at the point you select, let say 80HZ for a LPF on the sub. So at 80hz if you set -18db it would be pretty quiet(less content allowed) above 80hz. Now if you used -3db you would still have a lot comming through at 100hz. Basically most use this to "blend" a sub in with the front statge. You can try running a higher LPF with a sharper cutoff(like -18db, so 80hz) or some find it better using a lower cutoff with a lesser slope(like 50hz, -6db). I suggest playing with the 2 setting mentioned here and see which you like best Normally -12dp is standard 1st step for passive x-overs for component sets, but its all in design and how things sound/blend. Its more technical than that, but -6db is 1st order, -12 is 2nd order, ect..(every 6db) [/QUOTE]

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