harris tech

[ultra680]

Has anyone used bass and xover pro and built exactly what was figured and good results? Sorry if this has been coverd but this newbie could not find this in the search!

[johnnail]

> Has anyone used bass and xover pro and built
> exactly what was figured and good results?
> Sorry if this has been coverd but this
> newbie could not find this in the search!

Hi, I have had the software for several years...it was the software I got started on. I can attest that the BassBox software is nice and accurate. What that program shows you for box volumes, and results is what you will get. It still use it today. Nothing is easier and more intuitive to use that I have found.
As for the XO Pro part....well, there things go a little off accurate. The zobel circuits and other notch filter calculators are pretty accurate, but you can't really do any of the series notch filters in the simulations....so knowing how they will really affect the results is out. AS to the actual crossover stuff....LspCAD 5.25 is way more accurate, as is PCD 6. XO Pro will let you import acoustic files, but the program doesn't use the phase data from the imported file. Since that is the case, you are going to be off a little on the acoustic phase relationship between drivers. The software wants to view all drivers as being at the same emanation point....i.e. on the very center of the baffle....even though we all know that is not often the case.
If you can get the software on sale as a combination, or get is used from someone else even cheaper, then get it....you can still learn from it. But you would benefit from building that software grouping to include PCD 6 or LspCAD, if you can afford it. LspCAD also will give you JustMLS, a means of taking measurements.

John

[daneo]

> Has anyone used bass and xover pro and built
> exactly what was figured and good results?
> Sorry if this has been coverd but this
> newbie could not find this in the search!

I have used both bassbox and xover pro for a few years. Mostly what John said. I have had mixed results with x-over pro. If the drivers are easy to work with and don't require a lot of contouring through the x-over (notch filters etc) results can be good. It seems the more complicated the x-over the father away from the target you end up.
My 2-cents - Dane

[hulan]

[hulan]

Sorry about the previous empty message (lol). I have both and I like Bass Box, but X-over Pro is pretty unreliable. It will give you a starting point for your crossover, but you're left with a lot of tweaking to even get the response that X-over Pro predicted. Like it was said before, pick it up if you can get a really good deal, it is good for learning. There are free crossover simulation software programs on the 'net, but they aren't very user friendly. Prepare for the learning curve. I hear SoundEasy is an excellent program, although it is a bit expensive.