crossover questions??

[jdm]

Hi I need to make the best crossover I can for my

two way design. I want to put the tweeter on one

wood board and the midwoofer/woofer on the other

so there is on crosstalk.I want to use a 6db

crossover so it uses not alot of caps or resisters

if I spelled that right. IF they are both 8 ohms

do I need to buy a mills resister or can I leave

it alone? Also If i raise the ohms for the tweeter

is it brighter or softer? I heard this can make it

or brake it. Same question for the woofer as above.

I wanted to buy a woofer tester 2 but, thought

will it really make that much of a diffrence in

sound? I also need a crossover program and a box

model programe like cat. The cat program does not

have what I want. I just want to make it sound

right so I not have to fix it later. I thought of

putting the crossover outside the box on its

own little box between the amp and speaker box

I have seen a couple speaker companys do this just

in case they have to fix it or replace it with out

tearing the box apart. Is this o.k. or will it

hurt the sound? Also is there a diffrece in caps

sound like, oil,cotton,bees wax,or tin,gold,silver

is it really worth that much more to pay for the

caps. Is it a 10% ro a 80%. Thanks jm

[kduggan]

> Where do I start. No need to split the crossovers as crosstalk should not be an issue.
Don't count on a 6 db crossover doing the trick.
Pad the tweeter with a series / parallel resistor to keep impedeance the same.
Crossover location will have no effect on sound.
Personally I fond no noticable difference in cap's. Others will say I am nuts but I thenk many agree.

Check out this sight fo a little help on circuits and box options. mhsoft.nl/spk-calc.asp
Good luck
Hi I need to make the best crossover I can
> for my

> two way design. I want to put the tweeter on
> one

> wood board and the midwoofer/woofer on the
> other

> so there is on crosstalk.I want to use a 6db

> crossover so it uses not alot of caps or
> resisters

> if I spelled that right. IF they are both 8
> ohms

> do I need to buy a mills resister or can I
> leave

> it alone? Also If i raise the ohms for the
> tweeter

> is it brighter or softer? I heard this can
> make it

> or brake it. Same question for the woofer as
> above.

> I wanted to buy a woofer tester 2 but,
> thought

> will it really make that much of a diffrence
> in

> sound? I also need a crossover program and a
> box

> model programe like cat. The cat program
> does not

> have what I want. I just want to make it
> sound

> right so I not have to fix it later. I
> thought of

> putting the crossover outside the box on its

> own little box between the amp and speaker
> box

> I have seen a couple speaker companys do
> this just

> in case they have to fix it or replace it
> with out

> tearing the box apart. Is this o.k. or will
> it

> hurt the sound? Also is there a diffrece in
> caps

> sound like, oil,cotton,bees wax,or
> tin,gold,silver

> is it really worth that much more to pay for
> the

> caps. Is it a 10% ro a 80%. Thanks jm