Speaker Crossover Explained - Introduction to Parts and Orders

Speaker crossover explained like you haven't heard it before. Ever wonder how someone could explain a speaker crossover? Well today I will have a speaker crossover explained to you by going over the parts, what they do and the different orders as well as pros and cons of each. Get ready to have speaker crossover explained.

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What is a crossover? 0:00
Why do I need a crossover? 0:35
Different types of crossovers 1:02
Components of a crossover 1:50
When to use specific components: 3:01
Which order? 4:40
Final Thoughts: 7:20

[joseph.m.hodges]

Thank you. I'm wanting to build a full range 3-way subwoofer speaker box enclosure system consisting of 2 12" subwoofers, 2 4" mids and 2 bullet or horn tweeters much like the old school 2-way d 3-way full range car stereo speaker enclosures of the 80's & 90's.. I want to have two separate 4ohm speaker channels and I don't know what I need to do this exactly. Thank you. I'm learning

[WilsonPendarvis-tnwm]

Thank you for putting your inductors at right angles to one another. Eliminating saturation currents

[spritual_enlightenment]

These videos are much easier to understand than live ones. I like 'em. 😁

[-ScottyT-]

Thank you very much for this video! Everything was presented in a clear, easy to understand manner that made sense. You have answered a lot of questions for me here.

[danrussell]

Thank you, I like the question and answer format. Asking a question and then answering it helps to keep things organized and easier to understand. It sits well beside your more detailed playlist of crossover design videos.

[JJSideshowBob]

I've watched your XSIM tutorial many times when building my first Xover. This is what I should have seen before I started. An excellent introduction to the topic I think!

[MF-lefp]

Thanks for the tutorial. Gives us noobs a decent foundation for understanding the basic components, and the functions of those components.Much appreciated! 👍 Liked, subbed.

[fullwaverecked]

Awesome video! I just geabbed a 1950s Zenith Stereophonic speaker cab with a 12" alnico and a mid and high alnico. Unplugged the mid and high, one electrolytic per, and just ran the 12" strait. Sounds deeamy good and too loud to cranck up past 3ish. I want to mod it for guitar and your vid is extremely helpful. Cheers from SLC Utah!

[King_Dusty_Of_Pookytopia]

Been waiting years for this very video.
Thank you.

[jimthvac]

Another great video on crossovers Toids, Thank you.

[VIctorCarruyo]

Thank you for explaining, love the channel. Keep up the good work.

[csj]

Good explaination of passive filters. I'm surprised you didn't make mention of "active" filters and "slope" or "roll-off" of crossover filters though. I really like some of the speakers you've designed and built, the ones with HLCD's and prosound midbass drivers in particular.

[upy]

I love the Video!!

I am right now desingning my own closed Subwoofer and I have a question:

Using the Linkwitz-Transform-Filter in WinISD I tried to simulate my rooms roomgain. This caused the Cone exkursion to cross Xmax at around 30Hz.
Does my room really have an influence on the cone excursion??
And if yes, is there a problem if I just regulate the low frequencys down with a very low highpassfilter?

Thanks to anyone who might have an answer :)

And thanks for your videos @Toid, because of you I found a great new hobby ^^

[mullinperformanceaudio]

I might have to give this home audio thing a try..

[cityjenkins]

This is Crazy!!!! not even I have been on Parts Express for the last hour or so, (During this time you upload this video) researching which Passive Crossover I want so I can replace the one's in my Dayton Mk402X. They are powered by the Dayton audio HTA20BT, with a powered sub. They sound great but pass way to much on the low end for the woofer to handle. What's your recommendation for a P/Crossover? Also this has lead me down the rabbit hole for a nice small 2.1 living room system thinking about the PN# 300-489 what do you think?

[markkaupas]

I really enjoy watching your videos. They are top notch and full of information that any beginner speaker builder could use. I would love to see you do a 6 way tower build using 4 -7 inch Epique drivers and passive radiators I'm looking at building a 6 way set up like this for my home theater. My concerns are lobing that comes from using 4 woofers in a horizontal center channel. I was thinking of using the Morel TM4055-8 2" tweeter and midrange combo to help mitigate lobing. I love speakers that have the ability to bring tight heavy bass and still have that snap that makes your eyes open up. Todays manufactures of speakers use such cheap drivers and want to charge a arm and a leg then they want to tell you how great their speakers are. The video where you made the the speakers using the Eqique drivers was really cool and everyone interested in speaker building should watch it.

[RNDMID]

What an amazing channel! You really know how to teach :) Could you tell me what that software you're using is called? I'm trying to study circuit design, and that software looks amazing

[TheGreatTomDix]

Wish I had this video when I didn't understand this!!!!

[ebuford]

I would love to see you do a ground up design and walk thru. Starting with Designing what the end product will be, then matching speakers and building cabinets and crossovers and then tuning them AND then how to put them in a room...
Gosh if that isn't asking for the moon...
Well if you don't do that, I'll keep watching because you always have such great content!

[TylerStout]

Great video, as someone interested in building my own speakers the crossover is the part that has always held me back as I want to make a 3 way center. One question is that when I was looking at drivers to buy the ones that looked good to me were made by B&C for the midrange and woofer and Morel for the tweeter but they don't have files to import into VituixCAD in order to start playing around with it. Assuming a manufacturer doesn't offer them how would you get them without buying them and measuring them yourself?

Drivers I was specifically looking at were Morel CAT 378, B&C 4NDF34 and B&C 8FG64 since they were all 8 ohm nominal and ~92db sensitivity which would make for a pretty easy to drive speaker in my head. Plus that woofer comes in 16 ohm as well so I figured I could easily wire them up in series for a 8 ohm load.