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Crossovers: Low Pass Filter

This document discusses different types of audio crossovers including low pass, high pass, and band pass filters. It provides an example of using an 8 ohm speaker setup with crossovers and checking the total impedance versus frequency. While the total impedance is not exactly 8 ohms due to resistance, using a crossover can improve sound quality even if it requires a slightly more powerful amplifier.

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Crossovers: Low Pass Filter

This document discusses different types of audio crossovers including low pass, high pass, and band pass filters. It provides an example of using an 8 ohm speaker setup with crossovers and checking the total impedance versus frequency. While the total impedance is not exactly 8 ohms due to resistance, using a crossover can improve sound quality even if it requires a slightly more powerful amplifier.

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Crossovers

Low pass filter

High pass filter

Mid pass filter (Band pass filter)

Note that low and high frequency are the one on which there is .707 output voltage for low and high
pass filter, in other words, the frequency on which you want to have your ranges divided.

Example with 8ohm speakers

Now make x-axis logarithmic, and the graph will be nearly ideal, like on the beginning of this page. Do
not worry about the lower Vout to Vin ratio. This is due to the large range of frequencies I gave to the
middle range speaker to handle on. Do the integral for each range, if you want to, with the logarithmic
x axes, and you should get close values. I would not use calculations on this part, but instead just use
intuition depending on the speakers I have.
Let's check the total impedance vs. frequency, and see whether is close to the 8.

Not really... But, it is not bad. Due to resistance, you must use somewhat stronger amplifier
than you would if no crossover was present. The gain is in quality. Note that successful
formula for calculating the amp power would be: Amp power =.66 Total Speaker Power. In
the crossover case, you can approximate to .8 instead .66.

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