How To Pick A Crossover Type | Step 2 | DIY Speaker Building

[@raphysoucy83]

I can’t believe this is 7 years old. This dude was way ahead of his time.

[@mp6071-y1f]

Hey, why did you stop making these videos???? They were so helpful

[@brentvanlith5105]

I was looking for advice on butterworth vs. others and which order to pick after the type.

[@TheGr8Ox]

Your doing great! Need more videos! Especially to continue this series.

[@argarobo]

Kirby! Great videos, love your passion ! You've inspired me to take the plunge, thanks for being such a geek! Saludos john

[@madmat2001]

I thought you were going to talk about crossover types. High pass, band pass, low pass, 6db/octave, 12db/octave, 18db/octave, 24db/octave. Are you planning to cover that at any point?

[@vanventuresofjesus]

madmat2001 hey, is a crossover recommended in a coaxial speaker??

[@madmat2001]

Not just recommended but required. Most but not all coaxials will feature a crossover of some sort with the cheapest being literally part of the speaker and nearly impossible to upgrade or defeat if you're wanting to use an outboard unit.

[@SatoshiBall]

what if I just have a single full range speaker?

[@wilhelmjohansson1643]

@Stranger Depends on driver and enclosure.

[@anothertav]

no, with a single full range speaker you only have one driver, so there is nothing to cross between. a cross over is used only when there are two or more drivers.

[@numba27]

Hey Kirby! I'm so excited I found your channel, great stuff so far!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

I'm glad you found me too! Thanks, Victor!

[@vanventuresofjesus]

Kirby Meets Audio hey are coaxial speakers recommended

[@alexvinnikov2967]

Hello Kirby, let us know please how to calculate simple 2x way crossover? Or any other options for more better quality and crossover calculation? Thanks and waiting for feedback .Alex

[@ryannutter4669]

You're doing awesome man. Great videos! Hope to see some step-by-step vlogs covering how to take FR measurements, and using that data to design custom passive crossovers. Back when I was designing and building speakers, a few how-to videos would have been a life saver!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Great idea! Thanks, Ryan.

[@phlaschman2]

I am putting new speakers 15” diameter base. 5.5” mid 4” tweeter in a 1972 vintage cabinet well built. These were incredible speakers just learning how to rebuild them any ideas about speaker choices crossover info etc . I am all ears. Speak to me.

[@Meteoronproduction]

Hi Kirby, can u get a bit more detailled about how crossovers work and how do i build one myself (the calculation and stuff like this). Greetings from germany and sorry for my bad english.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Absolutely! I know a lot of people want that video. Thats step 5 on this step by step series and I'll get into all the nitty gritty of crossover design in that video. Thanks for watching!

[@hechunouyang7045]

Never came

[@zweissfieldarcadius9874]

Hi! I'm gonna build my own speaker thanks to your inspiration. I have some Qs about the crossover : 1. Can i use a single crossover for both channel of the amp ? In details, will the Sure Electronics AA-AB32189 2x100W connect both of its channel to the single Dayton Audio XO2W-2K rated at 300W ?? 2. Is 2K the right freq for Dayton Audio DC28F-8 1-1/8" and Dayton Audio DC200-8 ? 3. ( not related but ) Is 100W RMS amp overkill for a 50-60W RMS driver ?

[@julcalabio]

Planning to make a two way speaker..i have a 150Watts tweeter and 50Watts woofer,. What deviding network or crossover should i use?..how much of watts it should be?...tnx

[@shanebarrett5827]

Is it possible to build a subsonic filter and lpf to put on a sub to keep from over excursion. I’m building a small diy Bluetooth speaker with a TPA3116D2 amp and a Dayton TCP115 4” sub. It’s a ported box and seem like it’d be easy to over power it with low frequencies.

[@fr3aka88]

i love your Videos and guides kirby! you introduced me to my love to building Speakers :) really looking Forward to the complete step by step guide. what i am struggling with right now is how to choose the right amps and Bluetooth modules that work good together. the Thing is i live in europe so most of the Amazon links are for the US Amazon shop. and i am searching for similar modules and Speakers and stuff..

[@JadeB628]

I have 6 bookshelf cerwin vega speakers.(2 way) I always have a need to hear better High end. aswell a low end. and good speakers today are not cheap. can I add an "active crossover to each speaker" ? or is there a different method? I ordered 2 pairs of DS18 PRO-TW120B. ( which had high ratings) on Amazon. (have not arrived yet) I feel like the midrange is overwhelming the sound... so I started reading about Active crossovers. ( which I know Nothing about) I had a really OLD realistic radio shack tweeters. and they did help a lot. but one died. . BTW. I have a variety of speakers that I have not used in 20 years. some are still in the box' 1 pair of Huge Polk audio tower speakers. 1 pair of floor standing Infinity speakers. 1 large Cerwin Vega center speaker. with 4 x 5 inch woofers + tweeter. 1 large Polk audio Center speaker. ( which I never used ) I was busy working and had no time on my hands. but now I'm retired and I want to make some use of some of the smaller speakers. cause the large Tower speakers are to big for my room. I'm also using a Very old Onkyo receiver which was the top of the line back in 1999. model number TX-DS838.... has NO bluetooth and NO HDMI.. its hooked up to a brand new Samsung 4K flagship TV. and PC... with Optical audio cable. which is my only option at this time. thank you so much for your awesome videos . looking forward to hear what can be done?

[@1594fury]

where do u get your crossovers from? or do you build them? if you build them can u make a video of a crossover build?

[@hardylumiwes1908]

thank so much for your videos,i suggest make a video how to make active cross over thank you again.

[@Ryan_Tidwell]

I didn't see any links to your favorite crossovers. Do you build them all yourself?

[@shreyass3294]

Buddy you are a hero .Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@tbsspeaker5183]

Nice vid. This dude is a stud and yes you did help me alot

[@Martin-kn6vc]

This is great! A question I had though; say you wanted to add an L-pad attenuator to a horn/tweeter in your crossover, how would you calculate the wattage of resistor needed for the L-pad? Would the wattage of these resistors be relative to the frequency that is being crossed over? E.G, if you crossed the tweeter over at 5kHz, could you get away with lower wattage resistors (and vice versa)? I'm looking to build a crossover for a 4x10 cabinet with a 1" horn. The horn is rated at 85watts past 5kHz, so do I need to make the L-pad attenuator resistors' wattage equal to 85 watts?

[@ziggy8757]

kirby, have you used the minidsp? if so, it would be nice a video on its applications

[@maxxvidzs]

Can You do a video on Bi-amp compatible crossovers and binding post? Please!

[@deedogg83]

I am trying to figure out how to wire 4 bass midrange speakers and a tweeter with a crossover if I wire in series or in parallel will I overload the crossover

[@BLOOSHT]

Hi Kirby I have a 1970s Kef Cadenza 1024 2 way and passive woofer and my crossovers burnt more then 35 years ago. but i love the sound of these speakers and would like so much to bring them back to life.its hard to see the the numbers on the resistors and the coils. would you have by any chance a solution for me? thank you very much for your enthusiasm !

[@DRIVER0051]

how about building a boombox 2 x mid bass and 2 x tweeters with and amp/Bluetooth and a dock for a phone/tablet...that's my current build but the amp is a 2.1 and adding a sub to it...thanks again for all the videos, always enjoy them. keep building brother.

[@BlueNSour]

Is 2, 2.1, and onwards wasted on a sealed enclosure or does it not matter?

[@gerrym4377]

Great stuff Kirby!! I would love to incorporate a satellite sub in my next build!! (mcallister.works here!!) 👍👍👍

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks Gerry! Sound like an awesome project!

[@bignickyp14]

Hi Kirby, I'm a total newbie, but it's always been a dream of mine to build an amazing pair of speakers. Your videos have not only inspired me, but have provided me with the knowledge and confidence I need to begin my builds. As per your advice, I'm going to start with kits and then inevitably begin designing my own. Are their any specific kits you'd recommend to a total novice? I'm willing to spend a decent buck, especially if the end product will look and sound great. I'd love to get your thoughts, but in the mean time, THANK YOU for the fantastic videos. I'm thrilled to be a subscriber and new fan of Salvage Audio. -Nick

[@that_laughing_hyena]

I think it woulb be interesting if you talk about sound exciter transducer and make a speaker (a little bit like the JMC soundboard) What do you think ?

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Absolutely! I will be doing videos on exciters at some point. Thanks!

[@vanventuresofjesus]

justin sanchez hey, is a crossover recommended in a coaxial speaker??

[@vanventuresofjesus]

Kirby Meets Audio hey, is a crossover recommended in a coaxial speaker??

[@DeejayVaibhav]

Hey bro, I have two 700w RMS speaker with 100w RMS hf driver..how many watts passive crossover I need to put??? Pease help

[@Danielharrell36]

Can u put 2 door speakers on a 2 way crossover ?

[@DaTecNerd]

I'd like to ask, I have a JBL DSP amp with built in active cross over (Factory installed premium audio package) but recently purchased JBL Club Component Speakers which come with passive cross overs. Would it be a good idea to ditch the included passive cross overs in favor of the DSP amp since it already has built in cross over functionality? PS: the amp has an impedance of 2 Ohms while the speakers are rated 3 Ohms

[@troyvanderplas8611]

I want step 4 - 8. When you filming again?

[@ravenmooore]

I have a 2 channel (60w) amp, i use two 20w speakers with it (midrange), but now i want to add some bass in it or separate it. It seems when bassy parts of a song plays, the background or higher frequencies isn't heard. I believe i need a crossover. Now, i could use a Passive Radiator, but can i use an actual powered sub? I just dont know how to decide the crossover :/ Can i build one simple crossover myself?

[@kalaiselvanarumugam472]

Good video man. Do you have any idea of building 5.1 system?

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you! Use a 5.1 receiver and build the passive speakers with a powered sub.

[@joebruin24]

What about Steps 3 and above? I see this was done about a year ago. Love the videos!

[@tinygunz0131]

KIRBY!, can you please explain how to pick a crossover type like for a 50 watt signal, do you need a tweeter that uses 25 watts and a woofer that uses 25 watts or both 50 watts? Please Explain...

[@chielwouterscw]

I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure you should always count a total of watts like 25 + 25 = 50

[@Rytauzenas]

hi. how will change inpedance in my crossover if i connect 8ohms tweeter and 4 ohms subvofer ? my amplifier must hold 6ohms? 4+8=12 12/2=6? thank you!

[@TheEvanovitch]

so i have this total noob question. im just starting building speakers. for my first project, i want to build a bluetooth portable speaker. i want to build it as cheap as possible. i am using one of those bluetooth amps from ebay. for my speakers i want to use an old computer speaker set i have laying around. they sound pretty good, only they use an external subwoofer. that woofer is ofcourse way too big for the portable speaker, so i'd like to increase the bass on the small speakers. ive seen somewhere that if you hook up capacitors and resistors to the speaker, it filters out the mid. would this work?

[@tinygunz0131]

can you explain how to make a crossover for desired split frequency, speaker wattage and such?

[@Yusufmasron]

That was helpful. Thanks

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@martlockheed529]

really nice work，dude！

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you, Mart!

[@davidknol8723]

Is crossover needed for only midrange speakers?

[@deanyouzhang8274]

Can I use 2 different crossover 1 with the sub woofer another without?

[@juansillas8218]

hello, it might be asking a bit much but I'd like to see outdoor speakers. My family loves being outside and dancing.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thats a great idea! I'll add that to the list.

[@juansillas8218]

Thank you so much!

[@lorddarphyve]

A piece of information I've been unable to find is calculating the box size with multiple drivers. Are the volumes needed per driver simply added together or is there a specific formula for that?

[@menono3420]

Hey buddy. Listen please don't misunderstand this because I truly to value the information each of your videos I've seen continue to be a benefit in learning. one suggestion, request rather, would be to trim down on the hand talking. I'm not being a smartass. Sincerely. My person is its intentional I guess like a to keep folks attention which I can understand but just to slim down a little bit on it like when your point to words that pop on screen that makes sense but not every syllable spoke. It's just a little much and quite distracting now I haven't read your comments so so if there are more comments complementing hand talking then by all means proceed haha so you may appreciate opinions so that's my part cheers buddy

[@jamesstockton7905]

Does anyone know anything about using a piezo buzzer as a tweeter. I found them in a Sony radio and was quite intrigued.

[@squezary]

Could you make a discord server where we could help each other out with question etc?

[@MrRubyxp]

Awesome tutorial! Can anyone recommend some decent value 2.1 amplifier circuit board? I kinda want to build from scratch. Thanks in advance.

[@KyleCanessa]

Slightly unrelated -How would one remove the crossover from $15 mono amplifier, or any plate amp??

[@TheDude713]

Is there a way to turn my JBL 15 inch eons into just subwoofers?

[@ElectricLarry__]

Somebody talk to me.... I want to build a superior SQ 3-way system (front and rear) in my 2012 VW Passat B7. Equipment is 1 CT Sounds at-125.4, at-60.4, and a at-500.1 for the subs. Drivers are 4 Morel virtus 602's, 4 Morel ccwr254 2.5" midranges, and 4 Morel mt-120 tweeters. Subs will be 2 Morel Primo 804's. Can anyone tell me what type of active crossover i will need for this setup? BTW, i prefer the crossover brand to be a Audiocontrol product. Was going to go with Audiocontrol amps but don't want to spend more money when i already have new amps from CT Sounds. Thanks ya'll:)

[@manjitsharma7376]

Do i need passive cross over for 10 watt subwoofer for extra bass? speaker is 3 inch. Please help me i am confused.

[@GlobalOffense]

Was this part of a description than how to? Did I skip part of the video or something?

[@tbsspeaker5183]

Thanks

[@mrthealok]

How to set 2driver (4ohm+8ohm in bass) & 1driver (6ohm twettar) in 2way crossover. My amp4-8ohm support and crossover 4-8ohm support it's hook up only singal channe?l Possible after crossover set serial or paraller wairing ?

[@domy02]

this helped!

[@BogdanSerban]

Passive crossover components are lossy, so some of the power from the amp is dissipated as heat, they're not a viable option for high power systems, it's quite hard and costly to achieve high filter slopes, driver characteristics have to be considered, zobel networks, level matching, phase issues, inductors and driver coupling. These are the issues with passive.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Absolutely! All great info, thank you! This is simply an "intro" video series and not an in-depth video on the pros and cons of passive crossovers.

[@baloo217]

Hi kirby.. I just subscribed to your channel, will you be able to help me put together a system for my dodge ram 4 doors? I dont know how to match speaker with the amps and crossovers, this need to be matched to de amp and speakers? I dont know. I just want something simple, i want 1way speakers on the doors, one on each door and 2 tweets one on each side kick panel, and 2 subs ander the back seat. I have all ready a 900 watt 2 channel power acoustic that i can use for the subs, how can i match this amp to subs? What type of subs i need? I will realy appreciate your help. Thanks in advance

[@julesbilodeau4851]

Hmmmm 2.1 system with the PS95s and a Dayton 70w plate amp? Sounds oddly familiar! Don't tell me you are working on a 2.1 with those components too :p

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Hey Jules! I built that system a few months ago. Actually, the "Cube Speakers" build video was part of that build for a friend. Unfortunately, that was when I first started this channel and I didn't think of filming the build until after the sub was mostly finished.

[@julesbilodeau4851]

What sub did you use and how did you like the result?

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

I used a Tang Band W6-1130SIF 6.5" with (I think) a 2" doubled flared port. I don't remember the exact cabinet size, but I made it with .75" MDF and internal bracing. I was very happy with the result. The enclosure was decently small with big sound.

[@julesbilodeau4851]

I'm looking at this driver, looks promising! Thanks for sharing!

[@NeoAnthony]

What specific 3-way crossover would you recommend? I've been looking online for on, but I see some that cost $8.00 and others that cost $60. This is the most tentative one I've seen: www.amazon.com/dp/B00N987TC2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2EXOR6A8I5FC8&coliid=IVCR4WQGLR31S But the price seems too good to be true. Also, the frequencies in the product description seem too convenient. I'd like to know your opinion about it. Thanks!

[@thomasschafer7268]

Only active. Dsp 40€. Amps 50-100€ hs audio. Germany. So easy. And cheaper than crossover parts.

[@Kyanvs]

i love Ur vids😍

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you!

[@souravbiswas8062]

you are nicee.. subscribing :)

[@nathanielmillion4477]

I have a 2.1 home amplifier

[@lukester478]

are the other steps coming??????????

[@SatoshiBall]

They are actually all here. Just search his channel for a while, you'll find em.

[@huypham8367]

you should put image

[@LegendaryGarageYT]

Have you done any car audio builds ?

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

A very limited amount. But I do plan on doing a car audio build in the future!

[@LegendaryGarageYT]

+Kirby Meets Audio cool man nice tips I mainly do car audio myself so I know a lot what your talking about love your videos man I bet you can build an excellent SQ system

[@jaredrobinson4558]

Literally no help.

[@edstar83]

You're welcome.

[@awesometylerable]

That is such a tiny belt sander.

[@anthonyjones2296]

dat hat doe

[@hansbozler5190]

Active destroy passive Marchand active crossovers are the shit really so are older TDM fuck the other brands even Ashly & Rane. The 24db slope totally eliminates inter module distortion. Here is why you need 24db slope. Do a test with your speakers. unhook your tweeter with only your woofer playing do a frequency sweep from 20 hz to 20000khz you can play it off you tube. And see how far past the crossover point you hear your woofer and now disconnect your woofer and play only the tweeter and see how far past it plays when two speakers over lap playing the same frequency's you get inter module distortion. If your using a 6db slope or 12db slope and your woofer play loud way past it's crossover point and when tweeters play to far under their crossover point it can make them sound bad at higher volumes. You can make a 24db slope passive but all those inductors will kill your amplifiers performance expecially if the amps are little low end low watt ones

[@bearson13]

i want your hat

[@MrSpanky473]

Passive eats wattage, active will not...

[@teamtallboii7587]

hey you got 2 way wrong it's high and mid together and the bass by itself.....thankx

[@ManInTheBigHat]

Why is there a distracting, repetitive score playing while we're trying to listen to this very interesting information? Lose the fashionable background music. I know everyone on youtube does it. Please be unique and brave and just talk.

[@p0p0s]

This title is misleading

[@clide0_053]

How? He's just talking about what types of crossovers there are and which one to choose when building a speaker.

[@liberalsloan1047]

What a dork:•) just joking

[@indopleaser]

way over edited in my opinion.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks for watching anyway!

[@danielhillwick8430]

That was a lot of waste of time