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Why HiFi manufacturers don't make active crossovers anymore?

Hello to all,

On the recent days, I noticed that a lot of manufacturers of Hifi 2 channel systems, had plenty of options in a not so long past, of active crossovers, like Luxman, Accuphase, higher end Sony stuff, and many more, why do you think HiFi manufacturers abandoned the inclusion of active cross overs, channel dividers, in their lineup?

Accuphase still makes a digital one.

Appears that this devices are only still relevant in the Pro Audio world, why Home HifI abandoned the active cross over route? It's correct to assume that?

I think that can be very interesting tri-amp a three way loudspeakers with active cross overs, would like to know more about it too...

Share your thoughts about the subject, experiences in bi-amp and tri-amp with active crossovers and etc....

Thanks!
128x128cosmicjazz
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bache
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in my  project Bache-audio -002 first edition  we use build in 2 active 
Class D  amp with electonic crossover , sub  20-150hz and upper bass
150-700hz ,  For 700-25000 hz we use only 2 capacitors, one for widerange to protect from low freq and one for  super tweeter same idea, so you can use only one external preferable Tube low power SAT .
But a lot  different combination can be used,  for my point of view 
is not necessary to use 3 same amps,  Class D especially NCORE-Is excellent choice to power bass,tube is better to power mid and high.
If you have more question ,  email  Greg  
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bache
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see some http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/bache/1.html
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mijostyn
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The best crossovers are digital and their best use is for subwoofer management. The problem for some analog people is that this requires putting everything in the digital domain which some of them are adamantly against. Other than subwoofers the best crossover is no cross over. Bi and tri amping is fun if you are building your own speakers and digital crossovers can make a speaker hero out of a numb skull. Good speakers are carefully tuned by the manufacturer and messing around with them generally makes them worse. 
kenjit
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Good speakers are carefully tuned by the manufacturer and messing around with them generally makes them worse.
Thats what youre led to believe. But how can they carefully tune it to your taste if they dont even know what you like? They can only be tuned to suit THEM.
erik_squires
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Its false that active and passive are comparable in difficulty of use.

Hey @Kenjit,

Still waiting on you to answer any of my questions about your current system, what commercial speakers you like, and what you don't like.

You were pretty demanding when I offered to discuss my own system, and failed to return the courtesy. It would help all of us understand where you are coming from.


Thanks,

Erik
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