Tweeter is way too loud... are there active speaker side x-over/eqs???

[sportyaccordy 10+ year member]

I have some Pioneer tweeters and Dayton 6.5s for my front stage. Only x-over is a little cap in line with the tweeter.

The tweeters are loud and peaky as hell. I have my midrange set to -4 and treble between -2 and 0 on my HU (Pioneer DEH-3700MP, amped with a Cadence TXA-3004, flat eq on amp). I know they have RCA side active X-overs, but I was wondering if they have speaker side x-overs/eqs. If not I might just mess with a panametric EQ, however the output of the tweeters is way louder than those of the midbasses.

Any help? Not really lookin to design an x-over, just want a quick decent fix.

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

turn down the volume

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

yes "they" make passive crossovers

 

[sportyaccordy 10+ year member]

yes "they" make passive crossovers

Obviously "they" make passive speaker side crossovers

I want to know if there are active adjustable speaker side ones out there.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Obviously "they" make passive speaker side crossovers
I want to know if there are active adjustable speaker side ones out there.

Only if you're willing to buy some additional amps.

You cant run active off just the HU.

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

Obviously "they" make passive speaker side crossovers
I want to know if there are active adjustable speaker side ones out there.

If it's speaker side, it not active. Period. Anything after the amplifier is a passive load to the amplifier.

If you're unhappy with the sensitivity mismatch between the drivers then you need to build an L-pad circuit to quiet the tweeter down a bit. This is usually the adjustment you're making with the jumpers or switches on passive crossover modules that come with component sets. An L-pad usually consists of two resistors, one parallel with the driver and one in series with the driver. Once you apply the L-pad circuit you will need to adjust the value of the capacitor you're currently using to suit the new resistance value of the driver/circuit combination, provided you are happy with the current crossover point that the single capacitor gives you.

If you have problems with the driver being peaky, you should obviously apply EQ until it suits your taste.

If you're only using a single cap on the tweeter, what type of filter is being applied to the woofer?

 

[sportyaccordy 10+ year member]

If it's speaker side, it not active. Period. Anything after the amplifier is a passive load to the amplifier.
If you're unhappy with the sensitivity mismatch between the drivers then you need to build an L-pad circuit to quiet the tweeter down a bit. This is usually the adjustment you're making with the jumpers or switches on passive crossover modules that come with component sets. An L-pad usually consists of two resistors, one parallel with the driver and one in series with the driver. Once you apply the L-pad circuit you will need to adjust the value of the capacitor you're currently using to suit the new resistance value of the driver/circuit combination, provided you are happy with the current crossover point that the single capacitor gives you.

If you have problems with the driver being peaky, you should obviously apply EQ until it suits your taste.

If you're only using a single cap on the tweeter, what type of filter is being applied to the woofer?

There's nothing filtering the woofer...

Maybe a full passive 12db xover is the answer