I don’t understand why most people do 1st order crossover for super tweeters.
The only answer that comes to my mind - the 3rd, 4th order is too difficult to implement for average audiophile.
My experience shows a huge advantage of 4th order crossover over 1st order.
It is like to upgrade the speakers to at least to 2 times more expensive pair!
The difference is:
Mid range is much more smooth, less harsh and much more detailed.
Much better soundstage - bigger, deeper, more clear location of instruments.
Better separation and low level details.
A lot of high frequency details that wasn’t exist with 1st order crossover.
The important note. Whatever order of crossover is used - forward firing super tweeters have to be aligned with other speakers.
Regards,
Alex.
The only answer that comes to my mind - the 3rd, 4th order is too difficult to implement for average audiophile.
My experience shows a huge advantage of 4th order crossover over 1st order.
It is like to upgrade the speakers to at least to 2 times more expensive pair!
The difference is:
Mid range is much more smooth, less harsh and much more detailed.
Much better soundstage - bigger, deeper, more clear location of instruments.
Better separation and low level details.
A lot of high frequency details that wasn’t exist with 1st order crossover.
The important note. Whatever order of crossover is used - forward firing super tweeters have to be aligned with other speakers.
Regards,
Alex.