In Reply to: Well, That Changes Everything... posted by Doug Schroeder on September 10, 2012 at 15:04:14:
You only just figured this out, Doug????
If you need some more education about the advantages of active XOs, can I suggest you peruse this site:
http://sound.westhost.com/articles.htm
(Articles 2 & 3.)
For my active 3-way (true-ribbon) Maggies, I have (into 4 ohms):
* 200w on the bass panels
* 100w on the mids, and
* 50w on the ribbons.
Whereas this sums simply to 350wpc ... because I am actively tri-amping, I have on tap the equivalent of 700wpc in a passive setup. And, because each amp module is directly connected to its driver (with no series inductors "in the way"), I get an additional benefit in terms of driver control. :-))
Regards,
Andy
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Follow Ups
- "with an actively-crossed speaker system, one can use lower power amps" ... - andyr 03:51:53 09/11/12 (3)
- No, I Figured It Out A While Ago... - Doug Schroeder 09:04:02 09/11/12 (2)
- RE: No, I Figured It Out A While Ago... - andyr 13:28:35 09/11/12 (1)
- It's A Matter of How Far You Want To Take It. :) nt - Doug Schroeder 18:31:17 09/11/12 (0)