Outboard crossover? Why not?

At the risk of annoying purists....

I'm running a Behringer active xover, but I play about with diy speakers and odd 'hybrid' mixes...albeit not in the 'audiophile sphere' of units available and/or favored.  It does allow a wide range of types, slopes, and points that, with active eq and a calibrated mic on an RTA allows me to amuse myself.  And bi- or tri-amping is another factor in the mix as well.  But one's amusement can be another's horror, so to each his/her own....

Ultimately, let your ears be your guide and let the rest follow....;)

And let's not forget open baffle designs which practically demand active crossovers. You can read lots about those on Linkwitz' site.

Erik

Although I have read the thread here re crossovers, I am still bemused by my own situation. I bought for my third system 2 Audiovector (Mi5s I think) speakers that the seller said were not jumpable but needed a 6 channel amp. The Mi5s have 3 sets of inputs and I have since bought more Mi5s of "similar 3 input sets" to have a consistent surround set up. The more recent purchased speakers I saw had been jumped by the previous owners, so now  I wonder about the first set I bought. With the first set the seller included an external crossover box and suggested I bought a Rotel 1066 which he said would be very suitable. I bought a 1066 as they are not expensive and so I now am confused as to how to progress. The external crossover situation seems daft as I would surely need 6 speaker cables for the 2 speakers - best presumably all the same - and that would just look silly going into the rear of the speakers. I do have many speaker cables which I would be pleased to find a use for!

@tatyana69   Internal Crossover,  Correct?  3 pairs of teminals... Bass, mid, treble,  Correct?  For the life of me, I can't see any reason that you couldn't jumper these.... I would assume that the seller just thought they were better being tri-amped, but being passive crossovers, that is not always the case,  You should be able to jump these without issue.... To be fair, I've never laid my hands on a AudioVector speaker,  but I've been in more speakers than I care to think of,  Should be no risk involved at all to jump these.  I hope this helps,  Tim

You have to be SURE that you have an internal crossover! :)

If so, then sure, jumper away.

The tweeter, for instance, needs at least 1 cap to keep it from blowing.

My current reference pair, there's no internal crossover at all, but you can't tell by looking at the outside.

Best,

Erik