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<blockquote data-quote="winkychevelle" data-source="post: 8272695" data-attributes="member: 611804">the main advantage of going active is to be able to mesh the tweeter and mid together better than a typical passive. by changing the crossover slope and point you can use the tweeter or mids strong suit to better make up for the latters lacking.most mid bass break up around 2.5k so putting a low pass will help take away some of the distortion added at higher frequencies.now finding a tweeter that can play 2.5k and up may be difficult so changing the slope on the mid form 12db to 6db can make up some of the slack of a tweeter high passed at 2.8k at 12db.then you can get into 3way systems where the mid plays 80-600 the mid range is 800-4.5k and the tweeter 4.5k and up this puts less strain on individual components allowing for more power handling with a cleaner sound.active also helps you better level match the tweeters to the mids for tweets that are overly loud or dimly quiet</blockquote>

[QUOTE="winkychevelle, post: 8272695, member: 611804"] the main advantage of going active is to be able to mesh the tweeter and mid together better than a typical passive. by changing the crossover slope and point you can use the tweeter or mids strong suit to better make up for the latters lacking. most mid bass break up around 2.5k so putting a low pass will help take away some of the distortion added at higher frequencies. now finding a tweeter that can play 2.5k and up may be difficult so changing the slope on the mid form 12db to 6db can make up some of the slack of a tweeter high passed at 2.8k at 12db. then you can get into 3way systems where the mid plays 80-600 the mid range is 800-4.5k and the tweeter 4.5k and up this puts less strain on individual components allowing for more power handling with a cleaner sound. active also helps you better level match the tweeters to the mids for tweets that are overly loud or dimly quiet [/QUOTE]

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