Modifying Crossovers
I just read a post about changing resistors and caps in the new Borresen X3 speakers. I am curious why there is interest in changing the components in a brand new speaker. I also am curious if it would make them better than why didn’t the designers put a better component in the first place. Just a thought and scratching my head. Have a great day.
@vair68robert My internal crossovers are on 2 boards and to replace them interally with bigger components would have taken at least 3 boards. I appreciate the simplicity but am no expert at designing crossovers. I'm going with the same values as the original design. Sounds like you are too. Enjoy.
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@carlsbad2 - your crossovers look very nice - much neater than mine. I was pretty tight on space with the caps I ended up using.
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+1 @erik_squires I've "crossover component upgraded" a dozen pairs of decent mid-fi speakers with terrific success, however, these all had 20 cent caps in the crossover. I never varied from stated values. Always upgraded the wire also. For $50 total it was amazing how much more performance could be squeezed out of the current design with better parts. The Borresens need be carefully assessed at that level before 'Frankensteining'. A slip of the scalpel and you've a doorstop. |
@jaytor I was headed that way (internal) but I went with Jantzen foil inductors and I finally gave up trying to make everything fit. I even had one built and disassembled it last night. Good luck with your upgrade. Jerry |
@carlsbad2 - I've been using these crossovers in my dipole planar-magnetic line arrays since November. They took a few months to fully break in, but are now sounding fabulous.
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