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In the Thread: Saying goodbye to the digital crossover.
Post Subject: Saying goodbye to the digital crossover.Posted by noviygera on: 1/28/2010
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Thanks for that collection of negative information on the DSP effects on music, Romy. I'm not a contributor to your site but you always put me in wierd situations with your unusual findings. For example, I have always used a DBX digital crossover in my system. It was convenient. I could never figure out why it sounded better if I drive the system harder (i mean putting a higher signal into the DBX). Another thing that was "interesting" is that no matter how I tweaked those crossover settings, the biggest effect on sound was made by changing the slopes of the filter (6db was the most natural sounding in my opinoin). I think, now I may have an idea why, based on the topics you saved in "crossover" section. So thanks for making chaos in my peaceful world.

And here why my situation is wierd:

I have a three way system. 12db/octave slopes are currently used, not because I want to but because my 15" vintage mids sound a bit muddy crossed at 900Hz with a 6db slope. So I settled on 12db.
I want to try what you recommend, using a simple line level 6db filters in front of my amps, just for laughs and compare it with a 6db digital filter.

How do I make these line level filters? Lets say I have crossover points of 180Hz and 900Hz. Is there a place to get that information? I have a Fluke 87 meter. I can do basic things and calculations too. Also, I am in Chicago. Are there smart people here who can help out?

Thanks,
Herman

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