Projects
 
The MBOW1

Revised MBOW1 3-Way

Revised Crossover for the Best Buy Insignia

Revised Crossover for the BR-1 Kit

Mod for Morel 403.5 3-Way

The CAOW1

Revised Crossover for the Norh 9.0 Marble

The New Vifa Tower

Fixing the Polk RTi28

The MB20

The MB27

The Plop-in-the-Box

The Usher Two-Way

Revised Crossover for the Radio Shack LX550

Alternative Crossover for the Dynaudio Gemini

Crossover for the Revelator-RT1 Mini Monitor

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The Acoustic Research AR4x

A Tale of Two Cabinets

Tweeter Comparison

The RadioShack Minimus 7

JMLab Mezzo Utopia,
Tannoy Westminster,
VMPS RM1

Measurements for the Radio Shack LX550

Proac Super Tablette

Acoustic Research AR3a

Sound Dynamics RTS-3

Stock vs Modified Gemini

NHT Super One

Suggested Crossover for the Seas L17 Aluminum Woofer and the Excel T25 Tweeter

At least one kit pairs this 6.5" aluminum woofer with the Seas H883 aluminum tweeter.  And I've also tried it with the Vifa D25 aluminum tweeter.  The result has always been a somewhat bright or edgy sound that, IMHO, grows irritating over time, particularly on classical program material with massed strings.  After many, many crossover attempts, I finally gave up.  The L17 woofer requires a very steep roll-off (and maybe a trap circuit) to deal with its intense breakup modes, and the aluminum tweeters I have tried can't meet a similarly steep high pass slope without sounding harsh.  If you don't require the hi-tech look of an all-aluminum design, this woofer really works much better with the Excel T25 Sonex dome tweeter.  The crossover point is 2100 Hz.  With one exception, the resistors in line with inductors are not really separate components -- they're just the suggested dcr value for the inductor.  The exception is the 4 Ohm resistor 1041 in the low pass, which is part of the trap circuit for the woofer.  Finally, be sure to notice that the tweeter is connected in reverse phase!

The crossover was designed with the drivers mounted in the Parts Express .55 cu ft cabinet, with the same driver placement as used in the DIY2000 crossover competition cabinet.  Box tuning is up to you -- a 6" by 2" port works pretty well.