I currently run my fronts and rear coaxials Pioneer REV TS-D170R highpassed at 80 Hz, a single 10" JL W0 powerwedge sub lowpassed at 80Hz. Any comments on this?

Thanks exx

 

Does it sound good to you?

 

Just to expand on exxtractor's question....should your highpass and lowpass always be set to the same value? I am assuming it should be so that you don't cut out any frequencies.

 

no, sometimes we "underlap" crossover points, to account for things like cabin gain.

ie, sub from 80 down, midbass from 120 up.

 

Depending on the crossover slope, you'll (usually)still have freq.'s covered between the chosen points. Go with what sounds good (experiment with different settings). Your car, speaker design, crossover quality, etc. will also be factors. I have my subs crossed over at 80 Hz (12 dB slope)and my mids around 90 Hz. Also: the higher the cutoff point, re: mids, the more power/volume you can input (ie., 90 Hz vs. 120 Hz). Happy listening...

[ August 15, 2004, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: timmyturtle ]

 

you can highpass your components at lets say 160 and lowpass your subs at say 80hz. and with a low db crossover (ex. 6,12,18db) you will not totally cut out the sound between 160 and 80. you will meirly "fade" it out.

The higher db your crossover is set at. the more abrupt the cut off will be. If that makes sence. haha

exxtractor...If you prefger loud a$$ music (like me) i would consider raising you highpass frequency . The higher you have it set, the less distortion you will get. although you may lose some of your lower mids.

 

Sorry. i forgot. If you like the way it sounds as it is. keep it.

 

Will somebody define Cabin Gain?