probably been asked before, but why is it commonplace to have your receiver/processor crossover higher than your speaker's freq response capability?
currently i have a 2.5 way towers for my fronts, rated down to 40 Hz. i would like to take advantage of the speaker's full capability. i have set all my speakers to xover at 60 Hz, and am currently using the option of the fronts (L and R) receiving full range info, in conjunction with the sub putting out anything below 60 Hz. i can only do this with the front l and r set to large, if i set them to small, the xover setting specified will apply to all speakers, including the front L and R
i know that one reason is to avoid overworking the receiver power-wise (power-hungry bass region?), but is there any other benefit? how do the other HT owners with full or semi-full range fronts set their crossovers? it would be a pity not to use the bottom end of your speakers, if you set the xover too high.
ultimately, the answer would be "to evaluate different settings and combinations, and run with what sounds best", but i just wanna know why most have this setting
currently i have a 2.5 way towers for my fronts, rated down to 40 Hz. i would like to take advantage of the speaker's full capability. i have set all my speakers to xover at 60 Hz, and am currently using the option of the fronts (L and R) receiving full range info, in conjunction with the sub putting out anything below 60 Hz. i can only do this with the front l and r set to large, if i set them to small, the xover setting specified will apply to all speakers, including the front L and R
i know that one reason is to avoid overworking the receiver power-wise (power-hungry bass region?), but is there any other benefit? how do the other HT owners with full or semi-full range fronts set their crossovers? it would be a pity not to use the bottom end of your speakers, if you set the xover too high.
ultimately, the answer would be "to evaluate different settings and combinations, and run with what sounds best", but i just wanna know why most have this setting