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Crossovers, why so few options?

It seems like if you're in the market for an external crossover, there just aren't many options, particularly if you don't want a piece that belongs in a rack mount (e.g. Behringer, Rane).

Why is this the case? It seems like external crossovers would be in pretty widespread use, but the selection is much less than in the amp/preamp space. On all of Audiogon, there are only two or three crossovers for sale at the moment...
rrolack
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kr4
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??? Why didn't you say so??!! That's an easy one.

The reason is that such are built into most subs and into all preamp/processors. The need for an external crossover is quite limited today.

Kal
rrolack OP
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Don't most stereo preamps not have a built-in crossover?

Additionally, outputs from subwoofers usually have a high-pass filter that isn't adjustable; I know that on REL subs, this is as high as 120 Hz for line-level outputs. Most people (I would think) don't want to use such a high crossover frequency.
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the velodyne sms1 offers a lot of flexibility & EQ for sub/main use, couple of products in that area of sub x-over & EQ. also has a remote to fine tune to different recordings
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Marchand Electronics has external crossovers
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