Crossover Calculator

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Brief instruction:

For every crossover channel
- first, press the button "Add Filter",
- then you adjust the lower and upper crossover frequency
- and choose next to it the required filters, or
    "- no HP/TP -" if the remaining frequency range should be covered
- If a tweeter or midrange driver should be softer, then damping >0 should be chosen.

These steps you follow through until all channels of the crossover are done.
Finally press the button "Calculate".

Now the crossover calculation is done!

Please note:
the bass driver should not be made softer by adding a resistance divider, because the bass might sound boomy (a dropping resistor acts like a weakened magnet).
For tweeters and midrange drivers, please use dividing resistors with an adequate capacity; if you are in doubt please use our Volume Calculator to calculate the required value.
Also, the coils should have an adequate value (see our specifications)

Important information:
The crossover calculator doesn't take the driver's characteristics into consideration. For designing top quality hi-fi loudspeakers the crossover needs to be tuned further.

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