Need a good high-pass Xover for Sonus REL


I have a REL Stadium III with a pair of Sonus Faber Concerto Monitors. REL reccomends running the main speakers full range, but people on Audiogon seem to disagree, and say I should limit the bass to the mains. I'd like to try that, but I have NO idea what crossover to use. Any reccomendations?
phoenix469

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I would be one Audiogon member to disagree... introducing a crossover into the signal path might actually affect the resolution and the magic of the SF Concertos. Are you unhappy with the current sound?
If you have bass problems, I would first recommend investing in a sound level meter and a test cd with specified bass frequencies to see/measure if you have excessive bass or bass suck-out at certain bandwiths, and play with placement of- and the crossover setting of the REL. You can pick up a Radioshack SL meter for about $50 and a Rives Test CD 2 for $24 that is designed to be used with the Radioshack meter.
If you really have problems that require a crossover, I would look at the new equalizer from Velodyne, but that would be a considerably more investment.