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Posted: December 27, 2004 at 12:41 PM / IP Logged

Forget the crossovers that come with the set. Bi-amp them. Why do components cost so much money? - Page 2 -- posted image.

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Posted: December 27, 2004 at 12:58 PM / IP Logged

I think the Focal stuff is phenomenal... Personally, though, I would build my own crossovers, using the manufacturers specifications, ideally, removing the components from their supplied crossover, and replacing them with my own... Solen caps, Vishay resistors, etc...

Francious70 hit it on the head, though... Bi-amping is ALWAYS the best way to go, provided you have flexibility enough in your electronic crossovers to match the desired (or required) crossover points or slopes... If I were not FORCED into passive crossovers (and thank goodness I am not) I would always choose bi-amping.

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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Posted: December 27, 2004 at 4:56 PM / IP Logged

What slope do you generally use for the mid / tweeter when bi-amping (for example a 6.5" and 1")? I have heard many different opinions on this. Just wondering what you guys do.

In my next system I am not going to be able to bi-amp unfortunately. I will be using MB Quart QSD216, and will only have 2 channels available to drive them. Is there any improvement I can make to the crossover that will make a big improvement in sound?

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Posted: December 27, 2004 at 7:24 PM / IP Logged

I personally like 24db. I'd probably go steeper if I had the option.

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