Phase Shift?

[Wabatuckian]

Hello,

Dumb question: Do modern ELECTRONIC crossovers phase shift? I'm under the impression that they compensate electronically back to zero, but I could swear I hear the shift.

Regards,

Josh

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[nauc 10+ year member]

no. are your speaker wires reversed?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Yes phase shifts at the crossover point. Depending on type and slope determains shift

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Generally, electronic crossovers model passive crossover behaviors. This includes phase shift.

 

[Wabatuckian]

no. are your speaker wires reversed?

No, and they don't sound 180 out anyway.

Shifting between -6, -12, -18, and -24dB seems to give me different audible phase shifts. Front, rear and sub were -24, -18, and -12 respectively, but when I treated them like they had phase shifts and aligned the phases, they sounded so much better. I was trying to understand whether this was my imagination.

Regards,

Josh

 

[Wabatuckian]

Yes phase shifts at the crossover point. Depending on type and slope determains shift

Generally, electronic crossovers model passive crossover behaviors. This includes phase shift.

Thank you gents.

Am I right in assuming that a digital signal processor will allow me to align phases irrespective of crossover point and slope?

Regards,

Josh

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Use the same type and slope on both sides and don't worry about it