Vandersteen 2Wq crossover

Hi. This thread is interesting because I just bought a 2wq without any WX-2 or X-2. I have been wondering what people listen for when deciding the optimum impedance for the crossover... does the impedance value only change the crossover point, or are there other sonic issues with different impedances. Ideally I would love to find and MHP-5 but they seem difficult to find. If I had someone make a high-pass filter with very high quality caps, could I just pick a value based on the impedance of my CJ MV-60 (100k), and maybe peg the caps at a lower value like 50k or 75k range? My mains are Snell Type A's which should be flat to 35 or so. I would actually prefer a lowerer cross point than 80 hz.
Thanks for thoughts!

you wont know what u
r 2 prefer untill get the assessement box and do the assesment
best johnnyr

Montaldo - The MHP-5s are adjustable, so if you can buy one, new or used, you kill two birds with one stone. Barring that, ask around for local 2Wq owners or Vandy dealers and see if you can borrow a WX-2. The dealer should do it since you will order your X-2 from him once you pick the value you want.

I suppose a first order high-pass filter of any origin would work, but the elbow must be at 80Hz, since the amp in the 2Wq has a corresponding rise below 80Hz. If the high pass filter does not match, you will get a net response hump in the 50-80 Hz range.

Thanks, Bondmanp. I ended up finding a pair of M5-HPs. Now my problem is the crossover points don't match (sub at 80, M5-HP at 100hz) and there is a huge hole in the midbass. The M5-HPs are adjustable for amp input impedance, but can the crossover point be adjusted too? Maybe I have to get Vandersteen to put different caps in them?

just go one or two down from what the lable dip settings says for 2wq and your amps input imp
for example for 100 hz its as on the lable says for five as
for 2wq go one dip setting down say 75 k and listen then try 2 down and listen dont foget to experiment with sub volume , contour to your preference get the spikes installed ,use a bubble leveled and snugged up let us know how you made out. johnnyr