Solid-State Preamp/Crossover


Can someone recommend a solid-state preamp with built-in *analog* crossover (two-way)?

Crossover point would need to be adjustable.

It seems these are rather scarce. Can anyone suggest anything, under around $6000 retail?
paulfolbrecht

Showing 1 response by oldhvymec

The problem that type of IXO you'll want to have high quality parts for the highs. With multi XOs you'll have to provided quality parts for every XO point you want to try. No body dose it because of that reason alone.

I took a stock 2494 Behringer and figured my crossovers. Then with the help of guru or two took it back apart hunted up the values and replaced the stock caps with higher quality caps. LOL  It was suppose to work, it sounded different but not better. I gave it a good 200 hours to break in everything. 

I went back to using the OXO as a tool to provide the XO points and any notch needed. The Mid/High pass was built Point to Point from the OXO information and the best of ALL worlds.

Full DSP with all the whistles and bells for 300 HZ and down, and a very high quality HP passive XO for above 300 HZ and up.  I use  3 and 4 way designs. Have for 35 years or so.. 100 plus pairs of speakers through the years. That is optimal... It took a lot of hours learning that. Not to mention a few quid...

6000.00 is a lot of money.. you need about 300.00 some cables, and then either farm out your XO or learn how to do it yourself.. It's not that difficult.. For a HP only in a two way. You'll make a better one than you will EVER buy, the way you want to do it..

Regards