Hi Everybody,
In a 2.1 setup, is it necessary to put the high-pass filter on main speaker? Can I connect main speaker to full-range output of the subwoofer(active)? What is the advantage and disadvantage of doing like this? Thanks in advance
In a 2.1 setup, is it necessary to put the high-pass filter on main speaker? Can I connect main speaker to full-range output of the subwoofer(active)? What is the advantage and disadvantage of doing like this? Thanks in advance
Power efficiency.
If you have a full range amplifier of any power feeding a crossover that splits HF and LF then none of the HF power gets wasted trying to make a loudspeaker produce a sound that it is not designed to.
Obviously the other way around will be catastrophic for an HF driver.
If you have a full range amplifier of any power feeding a crossover that splits HF and LF then none of the HF power gets wasted trying to make a loudspeaker produce a sound that it is not designed to.
Obviously the other way around will be catastrophic for an HF driver.
Keeps power and excursion in check at higher SPL. Better integration if your crossovers match. Also depends on setup and personal preference. I would.
Longer signal path, more chance for changing the sound. Not guaranteed though, may well be fine. Give it a go!
Personally I would do a high pass. Again I don't know if you're running floor-standers which have quite a lot of bass by themselves down to maybe 40Hz depending on make and model, and are just using a sub for extension; or little satellite speakers meant for a minimum frequency of 80 to 100 Hz. This would determine where the high pass is set. It will get rid of the nasty woomph sound of too much bass through small speakers, and clean up the sound of the drivers. Intermodular distortion happens when you try and reproduce bass and vocals through the same speaker. It sounds like you're talking into a fan. If you listen loudly it can stop them from being damaged.
If you use floorstanders you can augment the bass of the subwoofer but the towers and the subwoofer may have differing phase response, and depending upon where the speakers are positioned in the room the bass can go in and out of phase at different frequencies.
If you use floorstanders you can augment the bass of the subwoofer but the towers and the subwoofer may have differing phase response, and depending upon where the speakers are positioned in the room the bass can go in and out of phase at different frequencies.
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