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- #Speaker crossover how to
- #Speaker crossover drivers
- #Speaker crossover driver
- #Speaker crossover series
I read this requires that you use the released version of REW.
#Speaker crossover drivers
If you can, use the ASIO drivers for your audio interface.If so, you will minimize the mic repositioning and make more repeatable, consistent measurements.
#Speaker crossover driver
If you use a boom mic stand pointed straight at the speaker (to minimize the mic stand acoustic profile), you will need to reposition it for both driver locations. This may require some iterating to determine as you may need to find a compromise speaker height for individually measuring the woofer and tweeter on their respective axes.
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In my room, with 7.5 ft ceilings, I get a window (or gate) of about 4 msec. Depending on your ceiling height, the window should be 3 msec or more. You will find that here on the minidsp site.
#Speaker crossover how to
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From my perspective, if you do add the cap, why not just add a couple of more components and handle the tweeter passively? If you are careful, you can do fully active without the cap. This requires that you compensate for the resultant filtering.
#Speaker crossover series
The traditional way to protect it would be to add a capacitor in series with it.
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Once you have the equipment set up according to the VCAD instructions for REW. If you are still remain undaunted, will just offer a few additional details and some tips next. Most of this is addressed in the VCAD's REW requirements here and spinorama measurement post. A big enough room (need to get speaker away from walls and enough depth to allow the mic stand to be set up 1 meter away from the speaker).Test box or cabling to do dual channel measurements as noted in the VCAD instructions for REW (or ARTA, etc.).A sturdy test stand for the speaker (needs enough height to get the middle of the speaker to half the room height.A decent soundcard or audio interface with 2 inputs (mic and line) and 2 (line) outputs.Note that passive design is more involved as another test box is required. Here is a list of the needed parts for developing a (active) crossover design. This is one area where there is a departure for many who might have thought that a USB mic and REW were sufficient. So, let's see how developing r1 might be different without the aid of a Klippel and (more) experienced designers.įirst, as it caused some grief earlier in the project, let's take a look at setting up a minimal measurement system. Many of the posts since then have been more diversions and will likely clean up this build thread by having them moved to the main Directiva thread. This takes us back to post #32 where I left off with more build related stuff. As it is for a finished speaker, it lacks the steps for developing a crossover, so this is where I will devote more effort in this thread. For newbies, suggest you start by reading it as I do not intend to repeat that content here. Note that has done a nice job of documenting how to test a finished speaker here. The development of a crossover using VituixCAD (VCAD) and (in my case) REW is well documented on the VCAD site, so will not repeat here, but share some of my tips for those who might be interested. It is the latest of over a dozen versions done over the earlier part of this year. I am still iterating as I have looked at designs by and The r1 crossover supplied to Amir was designed by with minimal input from me. So, while I wait for Amir to start testing his speaker with the supplied crossover (we will post once we validate the VituixCAD sim and his measurements match), thought I would share a bit more of my testing and a simple crossover development for r1.