Crossover Selection Guide

A fully assembled and tested passive crossover exists for almost every speaker application, and this guide will help you find the one that's right for you

Hints and tips:

• It's important to match the crossover's output impedances with the drivers to be connected. Mismatches (i.e. a 4 ohm tweeter connected to an 8 ohm output) will result in improper crossover frequencies, due to passive filter operation being impedance-dependent.
• Although higher order crossover slopes (12 dB/octave or 18 dB/octave) tend to be more complex and expensive than lower order slopes (6 dB/octave), their sharper cutoff offers much more protection to higher frequency drivers such as midranges and tweeters.
• "Cabinet-ready" crossovers are built into a dish or plate, to which connectors are installed and wired. Mount them in appropriately-sized cutouts, connect to the drivers, and they're ready for operation. Click on a part number and find detailed info about dimensions and connector styles.
• Built-in HP (High Pass) attenuation, or high frequency level control, is featured on some crossovers. It replaces external L-pads often required to reduce the output of extremely efficient tweeters and mid drivers.

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