In order to fine tune a subwoofer’s crossover you need to be able to select both frequency and slope of both the high pass and low pass filters independently.
Well.... kind of sort of but no... 😀
@mijostyn in an ideal world we could effectively turn a 2 way speaker system into a 3 way and apply the same amount of thought and flexibility to both the high and low pass filters and integrate a sub just like you would a driver in a speaker cabinet. I do actually favor this approach... but it’s not strictly required if the low pas filter section is flexible enough and lets us apply EQ and control the slope and delay. That is, we CAN get a little hack-y. with the method I suggested assuming I have a DSP to manage the subwoofer from and will achieve really good results.
I do agree that no matter what you do a delicate and fine tuned integration of the subwoofer is essential. After high-passing the mains the remaining issues are relatively minor and QED with good measurements and a DSP.
I keep meaning to do a blog post on exactly how this would work, so stay tuned gang! :) I will put my money where my mouth is and take lots of measurements.