CROSSOVER SETTING PART TWO - PRACTICAL APPLICATION TECHNIQUES

摘要

In the last 'Tweak and Tune" article (Oct. '07), we covered some theory and techniques on the basics of setting the crossovers in your system. In this article, we're going to take the next step and get into some practical application of the theory and techniques. We'll look at active and passive crossovers, and the techniques involved when using only our ears and some familiar recordings to make adjustments. We'll also discuss using an RTA to help tweak the crossovers, followed by using our ears for final system tweaking. Before getting too far ahead of the game, make sure to read the previous article (if you haven't already) and review it if you already have. Next, make absolutely sure you're familiar with all the features of the system components you'll be using. You should know what all of the controls on the amplifiers, head unit, passive crossovers and on any other components do before attempting to perform any serious system tuning. All too often (and believe me I've done it myself), we jump right in and try to figure it out as we go. Sometimes we're successful, but often, we spend a lot more time "figuring it out" when it would have been much quicker and easier to read the manual first.