X-Over Pro 3

[jmt]

I am also curious about X-Over Pro 3. I don't know anything about the program and I don't want to buy it without knowing what it can do.

Overall, how does it work? What information do I give it and how much does it give back? Does it have the Hi-Vi F10 and F6, as well as the Dayton PT2B? Do I have to have a good understanding of crossovers in order to get something out of it?

[nicholas_23]

Get some software you can measure speakers with.
It will get you to the ball park where the game is, then from there its up to you to find out what diamond the game is on.

> I am also curious about X-Over Pro 3. I
> don't know anything about the program and I
> don't want to buy it without knowing what it
> can do.

> Overall, how does it work? What information
> do I give it and how much does it give back?
> Does it have the Hi-Vi F10 and F6, as well
> as the Dayton PT2B? Do I have to have a good
> understanding of crossovers in order to get
> something out of it?

[dick]

> I am also curious about X-Over Pro 3. I
> don't know anything about the program and I
> don't want to buy it without knowing what it
> can do.

> Overall, how does it work? What information
> do I give it and how much does it give back?
> Does it have the Hi-Vi F10 and F6, as well
> as the Dayton PT2B? Do I have to have a good
> understanding of crossovers in order to get
> something out of it?

It is a very easy to use program, and for an absolute beginner, a great way to do some learning. The manual is fantastic. What you will find is that it oversimplifies the crossover design process a lot. If your alternative is using an on line calculator, then by all means, use XoverPro instead.

If you want to spend a bit more time learning, and getting better results, look at some of the more sophisticated alternatives. Your first stop is the FRD Consortium web repository of tools. These are FREE and they are much more sophisticated than XoverPro. Not to mention that the author of many of them frequents this board (Jeff B).

XOverPro's achilles heel is that it does not deal with impedance as a complex variable, and consequently, you can never really develop a great crossover with it. Shareware tools like PCD and Speakerworkshop WILL allow much more accurate designs.

Dick

[daneo]

> I am also curious about X-Over Pro 3. I
> don't know anything about the program and I
> don't want to buy it without knowing what it
> can do.

> Overall, how does it work? What information
> do I give it and how much does it give back?
> Does it have the Hi-Vi F10 and F6, as well
> as the Dayton PT2B? Do I have to have a good
> understanding of crossovers in order to get
> something out of it?

I have used Bassbox and x-over pro for a few years with nice results. I don't have any measuring equipment other than my ears. Many times I do a little tweeking to get the sound to my taste. It has a large driver database so you can click and load the driver spec's all at once. They periodically update the database with new drivers that can be downloaded by x-over pro owners. You can do quick analysis of drivers and see if a particular driver you want to use will get you in the right direction. As stated prior, the FRD consortium have many good tools for free. -Dane

[hulan]

The driver database is extensive and that is helpful, you can input the parameters of a driver and save it adding it as a new driver. As mentioned before, it is a good starting point and will help you learn a lot, it is also very easy to use. You might want to use it with one of those free programs mentioned before (especially Speaker Workshop). After a little experience gained you'll find you want to measure for results. This is where the other programs will come in. That's where I'm at in my learning process. The ear just isn't good enough anymore. Good luck!