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Not really understanding what it means to "calibrate crossover settings on an amp". A demo vid would be nice, in stupid-plain english for me please.

I'm with you. Everyone is stating they want one, but what exactly does it do? I have an idea, but I'm still not 100%.

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Not really understanding what it means to "calibrate crossover settings on an amp". A demo vid would be nice, in stupid-plain english for me please.

I'm with you. Everyone is stating they want one, but what exactly does it do? I have an idea, but I'm still not 100%.

It is to set your crossovers on your amplifier(s).

Since the potentiometer used on the amplifiers for the crossover only give you an estimate of the frequency your setting your crossover at, this will allow you to set the crossover exactly instead of just turning it until you see 60hz, 80hz, 100hz, 120hz, or somewhere in between.

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Meaning, if you want your subsonic filter to filter out everything 28hz and below, but the dial only goes from 10hz-50hz you would normally have to guess where 28hz is, and you are almost never correct (even if there would be a number 28 on your amplifier, the printing could be off enough to make a good difference).

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Love my DD1, definitely want one of these also !! :yahoo:

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Not really understanding what it means to "calibrate crossover settings on an amp". A demo vid would be nice, in stupid-plain english for me please.

I'm with you. Everyone is stating they want one, but what exactly does it do? I have an idea, but I'm still not 100%.

It is to set your crossovers on your amplifier(s).

Since the potentiometer used on the amplifiers for the crossover only give you an estimate of the frequency your setting your crossover at, this will allow you to set the crossover exactly instead of just turning it until you see 60hz, 80hz, 100hz, 120hz, or somewhere in between.

edit:

Meaning, if you want your subsonic filter to filter out everything 28hz and below, but the dial only goes from 10hz-50hz you would normally have to guess where 28hz is, and you are almost never correct (even if there would be a number 28 on your amplifier, the printing could be off enough to make a good difference).

So for your example, you play a 28hz test tone and adjust the crossover(subsonic) knob on the amp until the "calibrated" light illuminates.

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That's what I'm assuming on how it works. Hopefully there will be a demo video soon or Steve or tony can explain. I'm down to get one though.

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Not really understanding what it means to "calibrate crossover settings on an amp". A demo vid would be nice, in stupid-plain english for me please.

I'm with you. Everyone is stating they want one, but what exactly does it do? I have an idea, but I'm still not 100%.

It is to set your crossovers on your amplifier(s).

Since the potentiometer used on the amplifiers for the crossover only give you an estimate of the frequency your setting your crossover at, this will allow you to set the crossover exactly instead of just turning it until you see 60hz, 80hz, 100hz, 120hz, or somewhere in between.

edit:

Meaning, if you want your subsonic filter to filter out everything 28hz and below, but the dial only goes from 10hz-50hz you would normally have to guess where 28hz is, and you are almost never correct (even if there would be a number 28 on your amplifier, the printing could be off enough to make a good difference).

So for your example, you play a 28hz test tone and adjust the crossover(subsonic) knob on the amp until the "calibrated" light illuminates.

Ok, so a noob question here. Can't you play a 28hz tone and just turn the subsonic until it stops producing sound and then turn back until sound comes back?

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Its not a on off switch man.

You guys should read on how a xover works and what db per octave means.

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