What is my crossover doing to my speakers?

In this video we try to show you how sound looks when passing through your crossover network. The point of this is to help you better understand how passive crossovers work. We want to show what is happening to the sound as it goes through the crossover.
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[@jamesrevell6475]

Would really like to see this same demonstration using 3 way component speakers and passive crossover.

[@jody6121]

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[@russellborrego1689]

Excellent video! I worked in car audio for many years and wish I had a video like this a a visual reference to refer customers to back then. Excellent work and explanation.

[@SuryoKamryo]

When in doubt and looking for answers regarding car audio it always seems to help to head this way. Thanks for clearing up for me what that switch do.

[@bujoun76]

More info here than in any of the many other videos I had wasted my time watching. I am building an open baffle tower (to experiment with) for my home theater and it has been impossible to get the basics on this subject. Thank you!!!

[@shaunjay6040]

I wish I could get you guys to work on my system. I think I'd get more out of what I have if it was properly tuned.

[@AlexGarcia-qo4hx]

do you still use your headunit crossover?

[@shaunjay6040]

Alex Garcia what head unit cover?

[@joemaxxcapri1799]

thankyou guys that was asome information i wish you guys live near me im in Philadelphia,PA so you can work on my car

[@indopleaser]

Those are nice rta multi meter things. They do everything. Thought you were going to tell us what the difference between the inductors, capacitors, and resistors. And what each does to the signal path

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

indopleaser yeah, I find start simple first.

[@danielsbolandjr7950]

That was great. That answered the exact question that I was trying to figure out. Thank you !

[@bruggersam]

thank you now I have a full understanding why I have too much bass in my mid and when it gets loud they sound terrible.

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Samuel Brugger cool glad we could help

[@audiogod2929]

I will be using this this weekend in one of my install . you guy are the best . simple answer to complex questions .

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

pissed off thank you.

[@mohdnasir3893]

Nice video, simple too see, but important knowlage for beginner. Enjoyed... Thanks.

[@jayjwin1178]

Fundamental is important for future growth. thanks.

[@drm9979]

Great visual demonstration.

[@RickRoood]

Man I wish you guys were in NY. I'm trying to hook up PRV Super Tweeter and PRV Mid-Range with my PDX-V9 amp

[@SIKF150]

I just order 4 6x9 prv and 4 super tweeter

[@nicholaspatti1414]

great video as always ! I have always wondered if there is a way to determine the power (watts) to each speaker ? IE mid and tweeter through the passive crossover. example would be I have a mid with a RMS max of 100 watts and a tweeter with RMS max of 60 watts. my output power from the channel on my amplifier is 100 watts, is there a way to determine what each speaker is seeing ? idea being what actual wattage from an amplifier channel do i need to satisfy both of those speakers to the best of their capacity. or just how you would determine such, as you guys are top notch at what you do based on what I see on youtube !! thanks in advance !

[@guitarman3100]

I've been wondering the same thing!

[@cockneyzombie]

Nicholas patti Thats a good question.

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Nicholas Patti sounds like we are going to have to do some math in a video, stay tuned

[@nicholaspatti1414]

sounds good lets break out some ohms law thanks !!

[@TagertSoutherland]

Thank you from Holiday FL !

[@210Designs]

Thank you for sharing fellas 🤙🏽

[@defyingtheodds1987]

Great explanation! I was wondering how that worked.

[@klappahsunion8089]

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[@MisledDan]

Are the inline bass blockers that come included with tweeters still necessary with passive crossovers?

[@cjr4497]

Hmmmm....now i know why I burned two sets of infinity component sets back in the early 2000's, lol. They did sound pretty good though while they lasted.

[@edwinvalle9572]

Great video! Great explanation! Simple and to the point. THANK YOU!!!

[@luisgordillo1695]

very good demo! explained everything I needed to know.thanks

[@NEEDLES929]

Thank you! I always thought the crossovers filtered low frequency. Wrong again, lol.

[@MrTimdtoolman1]

Great explanation Dean, very interesting.

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Tim datoolman thanks Tim

[@harj-spp8547]

Tho i'm late, excellent explanation. I thought my 2 way passive component woofer was playing very low frequencies. I've been trying to determine what frequency though, probably all the way from bottom as you explained. So, as you have described, I played around with the HP crossover and adjusted the range, to eliminate/lower the bass. The thing is tho, its hard to determe what cut off has been applied, and have to just go by ear. The I realised my multimeter apparantly reads frequency. So I ran some test tones with an app, throught the system. The meter read the frequency correctly, but according to it, in the HP position, low frequencies were still getting throught?! all the wau to 50z. The range on the amp crossover is 50-320hz. I played around and it madeto difference, all low freqencies stillgot through. Maybe the meter is wrong. As when I use my ear to listen, in the HP position and adjusting the pot, bass was removed. Is it being just attenated? Maybe its damaged? As the LP crossover works as intended, even on the meter. Just so odd. I need one of your meters, but wish I could just rent one.

[@nexus7tablet610]

Does your head unit have a high pass filter on the front/ rear? I am running coaxial speakers off the head unit at the moment and found that at higher volumes the vocals would distort even though the signal was clean, this was because the lows were over powering the mids, setting the hpf on my head unit eliminated this at the cost of some bass, the speakers actually pretty good at making bass (people would ask if I had a sub) with a response rated from 45hz upwards. My pioneer head unit has a hpf that can be set from 50hz to 200 cutting bass to the fronts and a low pass for the subwoofer output, with the HPF set to 100hz my mid are much cleaner and I can turn the volume up an extra ten points to around 55-6 instead of 45 before I get clipping (was just distortion before not clipping), at 200hz you lose a lot of the drums as well as the bass so unless you have a sub is not worth going that high.

[@JDSound180]

I'm still curious... If I have a 4 ohm tweeter and 4 ohm mid when they are hooked up to the passive cross over does the amp still see 4ohms or does it see 2ohms and can you use a 4ohm speaker with a2 ohm tw and vs.

[@edwardjones7412]

JD did you find the answer to your question....i have a 4ohm mid and super tweets,,,want to run them in paralell therefore creating 2ohm.....wanted to use a 2way crossover and need to know also, will i have a 2ohm or keep 4ohm signal....

[@alexgarza867]

Did anyone find out?

[@edwardjones7412]

@@alexgarza867 still see's 4ohm

[@alexgarza867]

Edward Jones Thank you. This means no crossover for me, probably go with a bass cancelor

[@gs8282]

That helps a lot. My qualification is how to understand power on crossovers. I have amplifier 100w. 2 channel. I want get 3 channels crossover. So i need 100w crossover or i can buy 500w crossover. How to pick correct crossover.?

[@austinej2785]

Great video, how do I stop my mid from playing low frequency.

[@smokinjoe6256]

thanks for the info. Does the RMS rating of a component set of speakers account for any power lost in the passive crossover? Should this be considered when setting amp gain?

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Dave Peck I believe the overall RMS takes into account the hole package. Gain is not volume.

[@smokinjoe6256]

cool, thanks for replying

[@definitehotshotwill]

I been watching ya'll videos for a long time. You guys are awesome and very informative. I had to like and subscribe. You and Fernando are great audio partners

[@afatsaosamuel]

you guys compliment each other. that's fantastic however how can I write to you personally to discuss a project. I'll definitely need your advice

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

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[@MrTriniboy234]

i love u guys !!! saved my life

[@Brian1.]

Great video as always guys. Please use the following two as the question(s) of the week. When using the lc7i or lcq1 automode to generate a sub output, is there signal (voltage) loss in that generated output? Does an 80amp fuse in an amplifier mean that anything over that rating will pop the fuse?

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Brian Miles 1. No it keeps voltage. 2 . Only if it is for a long period of time. Short bursts will not blow it unless it is a true short.

[@Brian1.]

thanks

[@timmothy19]

good videos guys. can you now demonstrate an active crossover please? thanks

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Timmothy Daniels I'm guessing you mean how to tune one?

[@lukeconnell1501]

What I've been looking for thank you! I have one question. Will a crossover split the power from an amplifier to each speaker evenly? For example if I want to amplify a component set with a 2 channel 300 watt rms amp (150wX2 @ 4ohms) will each speaker receive 75 watts?

[@angelfire4797]

Luke Connell hey man, idk if you ever figured it out but that would be called bridging your amp. You take the power from both channels and use it as on channel. But technically you could just run both off a single channel in the case because it’s a 2 channel amp. If it was a 4 channel amp running 400 Watts for example, you could split it into 2 and run 200 Watts to each, and then tune it down on the amp so it only allows however many Watts you need, in this example let’s say 75 per speaker, this is crucial so you don’t overpower your components. Hopefully this helps you or someone else. :)

[@jetblackknight4638]

How i identify a damaged or bad crossover?

[@audiogod2929]

please make a video how to make up those cool leads you use on you rta please . my rta cable must be wrong cause I am not getting the same results. thanks in advance , yo guys rock

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

pissed off you bet, or sing some parts to make then. Coming soon

[@sweetmisery5176]

Does it affect the ohm load too...?

[@quevillm]

Excellent explanation, quick question, in a install where you only replace the factory speakers, could you theoretically connect a bass blocker to the input of the passive crossover to prevent the lower frequencies to pass trough, or you absolutely need an equalizer/amp with a high pass crossover?

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

You can do it, but I never have. The 2 crossovers will eat up a ton of power.

[@luism8612]

@@FiveStarCarStereoInc quick question if the compartments coke with passive crossover box should I also use the cross over on the amp?

[@Hesbonful]

Hi Sir. Thank you so much for posting the video. Please advise. I can't get my subwoofer to produce 20Hz bass; it still has punchy bass, which I don't want. Should I use an aftermarket cross over like "boss" to get the 20Hz wavy bass? I have a 12 inch, 2000watt Pioneer sub in ported box (responsive to 20Hz) with a dedicated Pioneer mono block 1000Hz amp in my car. The remaining midranges and tweeters each have their own 6 channel pioneer amplifier. Finally, I have a graphic equalizer. Please advise, sir, if I should get a cross over I, and tune it to 20zHz ? I have tried using several graphic equalizers, but none of them had a 20Hz bass knob to enable this kind of bas.s P lease advise, Thanks.

[@austinrich6464]

Do you put the cap on before or after the inductor? to isolate the mids speaker range. I want to build a three way inspired by my old "fishers" I had wile growing up. I think I do inverter then the cap.

[@DoubleDMoto]

Great job guys!

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Double D thanks

[@luisbaltodano227]

Thanks man, that was well done.

[@Maanzo96]

Are the grey wires from the stereo or amp. And Is it possible to even run them from the stereo?

[@jasonmyjak5117]

Well said! Another educational video!

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Jason Myjak thank you

[@nrtg6290]

Can I use LP filter on the amp along with the passive crossover to the speaker to eliminate the low bass freq?

[@352boondocksaint]

I'm new to car audio and I got a set of components. Where should I set the amp crossover at?

[@Zchizo]

What brand and model are those handheld RTAs? Great video! Thanks!

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Matthew Harris there is a link in the Description. It is the PAA3

[@Zchizo]

Thank you!

[@87gsarah]

Great explanation thank you

[@pedrorubio950]

Will this work for upgrading my factory JBL speakers ?

[@TheHitmanAgent]

I have a dilemma. In my 5.1 home theatre system the center speaker is a Dynavoice Challenger c-5 mk1, and I recently noticed that out of the two 5.25inch woofers one sounds louder than the other (even tried swapping them, same problem). Why is this happening? The speaker receives the a mono signal from the AV receiver (LFE) so there is no problem with the balance. Or maybe the passive crossover in the speaker is faulty somehow. Please, what should I do?

[@kuchbhi9758]

How does a passive crossover affect the impedance of a speaker? For example if i have a 4 ohm tweeter and a 4 ohm woofer and add a 2. Order crossover what Will the impedance be?

[@zazoomatt]

Excellent ! Thank YOU

[@whatfoo661]

Here's a question I have my stereo doesn't have a hpf crossover on it and I'm not using a 4channel amp just speakers straight to deck how can I take the bass out of my 6.5s? Do bass blockers work?

[@taymuneey3643]

So if I was to get crossovers do you put them by the door speakers? And do you need to run a extra amp for them

[@Tunehead99]

Can i use different brand passive crossover with different brand speakers

[@donmige81]

Does the crossover dived the load watts evenly or does it separate them according to their specs? My tweeter is 40 watts the mid is 150 watts

[@bertitolino]

What happens when I bypass the cross over and connect the drivers directly?

[@airon6864]

Long story short can I use crossovers on coaxils because the stereo shop blew my components and everyone is out of ks components 6x9s soo outta options with having to use 4 coaxil speakers instead of coaxils in the rear and my components in the front. Due to no one having the correct 6x9 components and me with out speakers in the front. So I was sent a pair of KS series crossovers but I was accidentally sent coaxials but now I have to use them. Can I use the-crossovers on my front coaxials? Or

[@Noshow.4880]

great video as always!

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Adam Geggatt thank you

[@jtmcfarland3512]

How do I know if my crossover has a band pass or low pass only for the woofer without using an RTA?

[@MindBodySoulOk]

good video

[@sleepzzz800]

Can you connect an aftermarket amplifier to the speakers and still use the passive crossovers?

[@edwardjones7412]

Thats what was going on in the video example, he was just explaining how you would want to set the highpass filter on amp in conjunction with using passive xover's to fully protect speakers, in example's case to protect midrange from low freq. that the passive wasnt able to do

[@dannyvillamar9529]

where can I get those test leads that you’re using with your RTA’s?

[@bigkarl24]

I have a 4 channel zapco amp that pushes 280 watts rms @2 ohm I am running 4 6.5 American bass GF series all 4 ohm and 4 1” alpine spr 10tw tweeters which are also 4 ohm What would be the best passive cross over that can handle the 280 rms

[@AllanNeely]

Where would you recommend setting the amp's crossover for a pair of Alpine type r 6.5 components?

[@cockneyzombie]

Mr Mention. In my car I had two sets of Alpine 6.5 components running off of a Alpine PDX F4 4x100w rms. I set my crossover at 100hz because i have a sub and play a lot of bass heavy music and don't want to damage my mids. However if you don't have a sub I would set the crossover at 80hz for a fuller sound and turn the bass down on low bass tracks or set a higher crossover point from your head unit.

[@AlwaysBriaN4]

If you have a high end HeadUnit, try setting it at 50hz to 63hz at -12db on the curve.

[@carmeloortiz-salazar5975]

Thank you

[@HardKnocks160s]

Would it damage my 6.5s. Kenwoods i have in the rear and nvx. Coaxials ihave in the front. If i set my hpf over 125hz on my 4 channel mrv f300 amp. Nd 80 hz set for subs on my pioneer deh- 8800bhs. Head unit? Whats a good setting i currently have a 4 channel xed600.4 cerwin vega. Amp powering my door speakers and it cuts off when i play loud music and when bass hits .

[@erikflores3929]

Hey! I have a question for you guys. I'm having an issue with my crossovers from a component set I purchased from Skar Audio. I have an alpine 4 channel amp model MRX-F30 to be exact. And the issue I'm having is when I turn up the volume on my radio its putting the amp into protection mode and wont play any sound until I pretty much reset the amp by turning off the car and turning it back on.... so I tried disconnecting the crossover and just connected the speakers directly to the amp and the speakers and the amp works perfectly fine no issues at all. The only problem I run into is when the crossovers are connected to amplifier. What do you believe the issue can be??

[@allofmeirl]

What different are when u set -3db or 0 db, or+3db or what db you usually set for daily music. Thanks guys!

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Evo Ninetys when the tweeters are up high in the dash or sail, we do -3. This will keep them balanced with the lower midrange.

[@allofmeirl]

I got you. Cheers mate.

[@15minutestoread97]

am I wrong or a crossover is basically a compressor? I'm a total newbie haha

[@wilbertkelley1118]

If I’m running a passive Do I need a DSP?

[@bby878install8]

Where would i find one of those RTAs you use in this video?

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

BBY878 Install there is a link in the video description

[@marcoromero1676]

I have a question, I had a friend that he got an amplifier but there was for the front speakers not base or sub woofers but the speakers sound really loud either was wondering what he was using?

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Marco Romero maybe a 4 channel highs amp?

[@marcoromero1676]

Yeah I'll try that! Thank you guys for the great videos! Learning here from you guys!

[@edwardjones7412]

Can anybody tell me if using a 2way crossover the same as running them in paralell...ex.4ohm mid and 4ohm tweet= 2ohm

[@raulnieves8462]

what is a good crossover brand

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

RAUL NIEVES we just use what comes with the speakers. If you need just a crossover check www.parts-express.com

[@raulnieves8462]

Five Star Car Stereo thank you

[@davidarenas1927]

Can you fix the crossover from the hu and the amps do full pass?

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

+david arenas if the have an on and off yes. You will still want a stopping point for your mid range

[@austin1369]

I just installed Comp speakers and my crossover on driver side blew made a loud pop what did I do wrong lol

[@alanray2446]

Austin king hooked it up backwards or to much watts going to it

[@VALKEN1]

Wtf this video maid me forget the little that I knew about crossovers!

[@alanray2446]

Valken1 Assasin well then you should watch it again maybe your brain will die the rest of the way .

[@AmpDesignsVW]

perfect

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

+Sdmfer DD thanks

[@killabee623]

U mean bass and high. The casing is even marked woofer/tweeter.. Not mid and high.

[@Alex-dn5hi]

Vote for Pedro

[@Khyree_Holmes]

-lowPASS -highPASS easy!

[@mylesieboo]

My tiny brain is fried

[@mylesieboo]

Thank you though

[@googoo-gjoob]

crossover= _bad_ ..... dsp= *good*

[@MrBlincster]

Lol, didnt explain how it works at all

[@gruffski]

I thought the same thing. If it doesn't take out the low's on the mid range, then what's the crossover used for?

[@MrBlincster]

Rafal Grabski A crossover is not a filter (high/low pass). It splits the signal to different drivers.

[@joemichaels3639]

Nothing like us abbreviations in a tutorial video to show your technical prowess. WORTHLESS INFO!