How do you determine the correct crossover?

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• CR

  @craigpayne4100 · 5 years ago

  Audioholics has some really good videos on crossover settings. Dual sub setups etc

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• JR

  @jrep88 · 5 years ago

  Finding the correct crossover is the last of a ten step process and can change based on your room. I bought the miniDSP 2x4hd a few months ago and think I spent six hours placing my subs, time aligning, measuring, and finally finding the best crossover for lcr integration with my two subs. Probably spent that much time also learning how to use the DSP through YouTube videos.

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• HE

  @hewhoisisnot · 3 years ago (edited)

  Lifted my crossovers to 90/100 and let dual svs handle lower frequencies and it transformed my theatre! Going back to 80hz exposed a lot of missing info!

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• AD

  @adamjj85 · 5 years ago

  I'm with Erin.  You need to measure with REW.  Try each crossover and pick the one that provides the best response with your speakers in your room.  It's usually not as simple as looking the -3db of your speakers.  Home Theater Gamer has some good videos on this.

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• EL

  @elhadjikaire1299 · 3 months ago

  I very love what you’re doing thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤

• MJ

  @MJHiteshew · 3 years ago

  SHOVEL that stuff in!!

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• AM

  @AmazonasBiotop · 5 years ago

  In my 2-ch system my mains is sinking as a rock at ~50hz.<br>I measure and program crossover at 52, 53, 54 and 55.<br>So for each Hz i measure and see how the mains and subwoofers interact at and around the crossover point.<br>The DSP for the subwoofer fix the crossover point, slope (48 dB/octave), PEQ, custom curve, rumble filter (for the tonearm and cartridge), time alignment and so on.<br>Yeah you need to know what you do and it is rather high threshold.

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• RA

  @rafaelruiz-tagle358 · 3 years ago

  Very good topic!<br>I have five Kef ls50&apos; s for my home theater and I am using Arcam 550 receiver. It took me two years to figure out that I was missing out on bass.<br><br>Once I adjusted my dirac settings equalizer to raising up 11 dB to the 40 Hz, 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 80 Hz, and 100 Hz,, while lowering my receiver crossover to 50 Hz, I noticed a tremendous amount of improvement with sound. And I played loud in enough to the point that it was uncomfortable to my ears. So far, no problem with the speakers or receiver, and it&apos;s been over three months now.<br><br><br>When my brother came into my room to watch a movie, he said, &quot;wait, I hear so much bass coming from the front.&quot; <br>And a good bass at that, not a struggling bass. I have two subwoofers to contribute to the lower end below 50 Hz..<br><br> Not only that, but the music sounds way better as well. &nbsp;I prefer to listen in surround mode rather than the two fronts. With that said, the whole room brings in a lot more bass along with the well-known incredible mids and highs that the ls50s are known for. &nbsp; <br><br>I used to get frustrated thinking that I needed a subwoofer to compensate for areas of the room that needed it. But making this change has pretty much eliminated the frustration. It is not yet perfect, but I couldn&apos;t be happier!

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• FR

  @frankvee · 5 years ago

  Channa stuffing his face. 😆

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• CR

  @crazydwarfer · 2 years ago (edited)

  What about measuring each output with different crossover points and see which one is closer to the house curve you are aiming for? Regarding the placement, there is a white paper by Tood Welti from Harman. In a couple of words, they did a LOT of research regarding the best placement of 2, 4 subs in rooms. The best locations are 4 subs in corners, 4 subs in each wall midpoint. For 2 subs, the best configuration is 1 sub centered on a width of front wall, and 1 sub centered on a width of a back wall if there is a possibility to place listening position away from the back wall of course. The white paper was instigated by Dr. Floyd Toole.

• SH

  @sharadhsrivastava293 · 4 years ago

  Short answer for the non-techies... <br>Experiment a lot and trust your ears! 😁

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• MR

  @MrBbracken · 1 year ago

  LoL absolutely amazing.