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Crossovers, why so few options?

It seems like if you're in the market for an external crossover, there just aren't many options, particularly if you don't want a piece that belongs in a rack mount (e.g. Behringer, Rane).

Why is this the case? It seems like external crossovers would be in pretty widespread use, but the selection is much less than in the amp/preamp space. On all of Audiogon, there are only two or three crossovers for sale at the moment...
rrolack
cooljazzcat
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This is my dilemma. I need a preamp with sub out and adjustable high pass crossover. While some have the sub out, most do not have the crossover, where you can employ a highpass to the mains.

Sucks having to choose between only a handful of preamps that have sub out and adjustable crossover: parasound, rogue, emotiva -- not much else.
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kr4
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Well, this little pond is not representative of the audio world at large. Consequently, the volume demand for this type of product is limited. Some reasonable suggestions have been made. The SMS-1 is one but it is limited to only 80Hz for HP. Consider also the Parasound P7 preamp with adjustable crossover. For more complex/sophisticated installations, there are the pro and DIY markets.

Kal
eldartford
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Kal...The passive crossover elements which address driver characteristics can be retained while the basic HI/LO filtering is done at line level.
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kr4
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Eldartford wrote: "Kal...The passive crossover elements which address driver characteristics can be retained while the basic HI/LO filtering is done at line level."

Not really a good idea. Have you considered the consequences of cascaded filters? Makes everything much more complex and difficult.

Kal
hifitime
715 posts
 
A lot of folks are still purists.No extras in the signal path.
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