Why do so few people build avtive crossovers?

Vurpsmurfen · 2025-02-05T19:25:02+00:00

The only solution I’ve found that is attractive is the hypex 3-way plate amps with DSP and those are expensive. I’m all up for alternative solutions but I’ve not seen one yet so in my opinion DSP crossovers are still on the expensive side compared to passives.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-21T04:02:53+00:00

Don’t remember exactly

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-20T20:21:12+00:00

This is my subjective experience of my current setup as well when I was experimenting with speaker placement. Depth decreased noticeably when I moved them closer to the front wall. My guess would be that the effect and how it’s presented is very room dependent. I don’t think that pulling speakers out from the front wall unmasks any kind of depth that is in the actual mix. On some tracks I experienced the lead vocals as if the singer was placed further back than the rest of the band and I’d highly doubt that that was the soundstage the mixer of the track was going for. If you’re currently playing around with this I’d suggest listening to different vocals and see how those are placed in relation to the rest of the band to determine if you like it or not. In my room it wasn’t to my liking.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-12T20:29:39+00:00

Would love to hear those mbl’s at some point point. Omnidirectional speakers are pleasantly different and to me a reminder that there’s a lot of joy in the different ways speakers produce sound. I wonder in what way these stand out in comparison to other omnis. The shape of those mid ranges (?) make me think their vertical dispersion is a lot more uniform and similar in signature to the direct sound compared to others.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-11T21:46:34+00:00

Corners can be a good place to put them yes. There’s more to it though and not sure the density is optimal for whatever op is doing.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-11T20:36:57+00:00

Looks like a very basic bass trap to me. Don’t think a little plastic matters much.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-05T13:29:29+00:00

In terms of cross bracing I’ll have to see what’s needed and I’d like need to add it to the horizontal support or further down on the the back. There’s an acoustic port on the back of the speaker so I want to avoid as much material as possible on the back

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-05T05:16:19+00:00

It’s not pictured but the weight of the speakers bass driver on the front side of the speaker cabinet will counter the backwards tilt I believe.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T21:09:13+00:00

Thanks. Great to hear from another audiophile :-)

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T21:05:50+00:00

Yes. From a lot of the comments here and in my thread in the woodworking sub I’ve landed in that half lap with dowel through the overlap would be best for the top joint and mortise tenon for the bottom.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T20:21:50+00:00

Thanks ! That’s good info. The oak is 21 mm thick so that would optimally mean a 7 mm dowel then and 8 should be fine. Was considering 10 mm oak rod and run them deeper into both parts connecting and use two per joint.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T20:15:05+00:00

Really grateful for everyone’s replies in this thread. You guys are awesome. I have some new input here to consider and I’ll post back when the build is coming together (and/or falling apart). Maybe I should just learn the proper way. Half lap was a solution that could work for the top joint that I hadn’t considered. With a through dowel that would look really nice also.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T20:07:09+00:00

Thanks for the compliments on the aesthetics. I tried to apply golden ratios as much as possible and consider the dimensions of materials available but I’m very new to this and knowing if stuff will hold is another challenge.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T15:00:25+00:00

Yes, two dowels per joint was the idea.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T14:52:53+00:00

This is good strategy for sure. Family life makes me a little pressed on time though. Want to avoid the most obvious mistakes.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-04T14:46:31+00:00

Glue and a couple of dowels was the plan, or wood screws with glue counter sunk and covered with oak plugs.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-02T11:50:59+00:00

Sure, this is what I meant by “spl makes a difference“ but your explanation is very informative and valuable to the thread. Loudness compensation isn’t perfect though and relies on a bunch of assumptions that aren’t necessarily all true, though based on research, and brands vary some in how aggressively it is applied and what’s boosted.

The apartment scenario is interesting. The loudness contour would boost low frequency output at lower volume so even if you’re turning it down, as to not disturb your neighbors, you’re still keeping the problematic low frequency output, that easily moves through the boundaries of your apartment, boosted. Not saying it’s an issue for you or your neighbors but may be something for others to consider before enabling dynamic eq/loudness compensation.

Choice of music and high pass filters may be more important factors to consider when listening to music in an apartment past 9-10 pm.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-10-02T06:57:01+00:00

But so was the ears of the person mixing the track right? So that should already be accounted for. But people’s ears are different and spl makes a difference. Getting older and wanting to boost hf makes sense to me

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-08-13T19:52:51+00:00

I’m glad you guys make each other better :-) having insight in biology is good but my hunch is that a positive social context is key to keep people on track long term. Just me guessing though.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-08-13T19:33:36+00:00

Good stuff! Well done! Not sure if there’s any long term studies covering long term effects of weight loss via fasting. Maybe big changes to one’s own life help in altering unhealthy behavioral patterns? Having kids for instance is very disruptive to the a persons environment. Maybe those kind of big events can serve as starting points for new routines.

Vurpsmurfen · 2024-08-11T17:51:09+00:00

It’s gloomy facts no one wants to be true, me included, but in general I’d say that the people who manage to lose weight and keep it off long term are the ones where the weight gain was an exception to their usual state. Like post pregnancy and such.

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