I want to build some nice crossovers and towers for them. i've got a decent grasp on inductor crosstalk and circuit design. i've got this handy calculator for doing most of the math at different slopes.
http://www.apicsllc.com/apics/Misc/filter2.html
I realize that for a little more than it would cost me to design and build all the individual passband circuits i could just go buy a Behringer 2496 and have all that control and adjustment without the trial-and-build-new-ones process. at this point its more about the learning experience for me.
so the information i'm looking for is regarding all the components used. there are 5-6 kinds of inductors and 3-4 kinds of capacitors, then all the different materials used, and i just don't know what benefits a polypropylene cap has over a silver/oil cap, or a foil inductor over a wound inductor, or iron core vs air core, etc.
also, i know it's a little outrageous, but i'd like to do individual passband crossovers with attenuation for each driver. 5-way tri-amped towers has crossed my mind, but i'm not that ambitious. i just think big sometimes and consider as many possibilities as i come up with.
http://www.apicsllc.com/apics/Misc/filter2.html
I realize that for a little more than it would cost me to design and build all the individual passband circuits i could just go buy a Behringer 2496 and have all that control and adjustment without the trial-and-build-new-ones process. at this point its more about the learning experience for me.
so the information i'm looking for is regarding all the components used. there are 5-6 kinds of inductors and 3-4 kinds of capacitors, then all the different materials used, and i just don't know what benefits a polypropylene cap has over a silver/oil cap, or a foil inductor over a wound inductor, or iron core vs air core, etc.
also, i know it's a little outrageous, but i'd like to do individual passband crossovers with attenuation for each driver. 5-way tri-amped towers has crossed my mind, but i'm not that ambitious. i just think big sometimes and consider as many possibilities as i come up with.