What frequency do I crossover subs


My speakers go down to 45hz and I've been told to crossover the subs at 60hz. That doesn't make any sense to me. I would think the crossover point would be between 40 and 50hz. Is there anyway to figure this out scientifically?
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Most all of the above, but if you are running sub woofers to augument the bass of 2 way speakers, not to relieve the mid-range drivers of some of the load created by doing the bass, try running the main speakers full range and rolling off the subs as low as possible. A SPL meter can help finding the ideal cross over point as well as positioning them to take advantage of, or minimize room nodes/nulls caused by placement of the speakers, subs and mains, as well as the listening position.

Just a WAG, but if your speakers are -3db at 45hz, and your subs have a 6db per octave cross over slope, I would agree with Timlub and try setting the cross over at 40hz or lower. But consider the location of the sub will have a lot of influence on your decisions, its not just the cross over.