Crossovers and power handling, and why 1st order filters can be bad


I wrote another article here with specifics about how crossovers affect power handling. Hope you all like it.

erik_squires

Very nice and I agree.

 

I have owned both 1st order (Thiel) and 4th order (Revel) speakers at the same time. The Revel played far louder and I found the time alinement of the Thiel eligible in real world application. Played at lower typical volumes both speakers sounded fine.