Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore?
I’m seriously considering this, instead of build the passive cross over for my speaker project... http://www.accuphase.com/cat/px-600e.pdf http://www.accuphase.com/historys/pdf/cx-260e.pdf http://www.accuphase.com/cat/f-25en.pdf This multi channel amp and active crossover, would like to know more about if this example can be a more easy solution to divide the frequencies for the speaker’s drivers, instead of build the passive crossover for the woofer, radial horn, and super horn tweeter, as is suggested on the Fostex speaker’s plan. https://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/speaker_components/pdf/recom_enclose/w300aII_encl.pdf More, easy, straight forward configuration, but more expensive for sure... well this amp, preamp and active crossover from Accuphase I found some to sell occasionally on the web, sometimes the preamp and the active crossover appears at a more reasonable price in Japan I think.. Anyway, what do you think about this solution for a 3 way loudspeakers? I noticed that on the PX-600 brochure, Accuphase shows a picture example with this devices used with 3 way speakers system, with the exactly same design of the ones that I will start to build, take a look... maybe this says something? probably a good match? All components are from 2001, then, they are soooo vintage to worries about repair, recap, and etc, if considering very well cared units, the F25 is from late 90’s but was re-released in 2005. Let me know your thoughts about, very interesting stuff.... |
yes, 3 way with active 3 way crossover and 3 separate amp is step up, but is not for commercial market , not too many customers gonna buy, and don't make sense put it production, Meridian make this with build in 3 way active crossover and build in 3 class D amps. is very costly, and some folks don't like class D, My company Bache get experience to make what looking for, so only small company can realize you protect |
I have a speaker system, the Legacy Audio Whisper DSW Clarity Edition, that can be set up active or passive. I can make either setup outperform the other. I have done this consistently over the years. My perspective is that once you begin changing elements of an audio system it is simplistic to declare one method inherently superior. YMMV You can read about this special speaker system that Legacy Audio did at my request, and the article about it at Dagogo.com |
