HIFI Speaker active crossovers ...


Since the speaker and crossover are where most of the distortions and loss come from in the audio path, why has hifi not gone to active crossovers to eliminate these effects. Most active studio monitors and touring PA have... 

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Showing 1 response by jasonbourne52

To save money! An active circuit is way more complex and costly than stringing together a bunch of caps, chokes and resistors. It requires a power supply - a part of the total cost.