Do aftermerket crossovers improve sound?


A company called Northcreek sells aftermarket crossovers for B and W 8o2-matrix series 3. I own a pair of these. These aftermarket crossovers are Quite expensive. They actually cost just about what the speakers are worth.Northcreek claims that these crossovers will make a very noticable improvement in the speakers sound. Is this just snake oil? Has anyone out there invested in these? I cant afford new speakers because of the economy so I was considering purchasing these.
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Showing 1 response by vman71

The simple and straight forward answer is yes. Speaker manufacturers neglect the internals of speakers when they are trying to keep costs down. They know the 90% of people aren't even going to look inside.

Even if you just replaced the critical parts on the xover, it would be a great improvement. When I upgrade xovers, I focus on the high and mid parts, a lot less to be gained from the low portion of the circuit. Furthermore, I typically just swap out for like values, and only on ocassion, do I bypass caps.

Bottom line, it's right up there with the best money you'll spend on audio.