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Hu or amp Crossovers ?


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Which do you guys prefer ? I guess im trying to figure out whats going to give me better results.. My older Pioneer Hu ( Model in sig) , or Rockford Amps.

I feel like i have sound quality issues( i know i dont have a true sound Quality setup), Like out of phase or something. Im using crossovers on both HU and amps and want to get rid of one or the other..

Any Input on the crossovers ?

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which one will give you a better result? it depends on which one has a high DB slope. whenever I run into this I set the HU crossover as a cushion to what I set the crossover on the amp at. example if I set the LPF crossover on the amp to 80hz, I set the HU to 100hz.

if nothing changes, nothing changes

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That is the way i have mine set now, i don't ever change the freq though, so i think i don't need that cushion..I run my subline at 63hz or 50 i forget

My HU HPF 0,-6,-12 LPF -6,-12,-18 My Amp HPF 24db Butterworth....Not sure on the sub amp though..

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I prefer my HU's Crossover. It's more convenient, I don't have to be going to and from my amp.

It tells me exactly what I'm setting it to, and it has a 24db/octave slope which makes it sound like the bass is up front.

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Crossovers have nothing to do with phase issues ...

just saying

For the most part, I use my Headunit for my crossover settings ...

The amplifers that I run have no settings on them what so ever ... just a gain control knob. Simple ...

They amplify excatly what you put into them ...

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and it has a 24db/octave slope which makes it sound like the bass is up front.

Shouldn't have anything to do with the "Up front" feel of bass up with your stage and image ...

Most of that is aquired by time alignment (distance from your subs to your ears) ...

The slope controls how steep the roll off is on anything above your crossover setting ...

Just beacuse you have your LPF set to 70 htz doesnt mean it doesn't play anything higher than 70 htz ... The more slope you add to it, the more it cuts out above that desiginated frequiency ...

Just saying ...

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always set the amp so in case the headunit resets youre protected

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I suppose this might also fall into my question area I posted a week or so ago ... ----> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/166385-all-this-processing-power-where-to-start-hu-x-over-amps/

I would love to have a large discussion on this ...

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