ABSTRACT

Active crossovers are used by almost every sound reinforcement system and every recording studio monitoring set-up; but the use of active crossovers is rapidly expanding. This new edition, presents all the updates to loudspeaker technology and crossover design. The edition expands on loudspeaker configurations and design issues, sound reinforcement issues, more on lowpass and highpass filters, and may other filters. This new edition is a must read for anyone wanting comprehensive practical knowledge.

chapter 1|24 pages

Crossover Basics

chapter 2|26 pages

How Loudspeakers Work

chapter 3|10 pages

Crossover Requirements

chapter 4|59 pages

Crossover Types

chapter 5|9 pages

Notch Crossovers

chapter 6|13 pages

Subtractive Crossovers

chapter 8|46 pages

Designing Lowpass Filters

Sallen & Key

chapter 9|30 pages

Designing Highpass Filters

chapter 10|26 pages

Other Lowpass and Highpass Filters

chapter 11|36 pages

Lowpass and Highpass Filter Performance

chapter 12|13 pages

Bandpass and Notch Filters

chapter 13|38 pages

Time-Delay Filters

chapter 14|39 pages

Equalisation

chapter 15|33 pages

Passive Components for Active Crossovers

chapter 16|40 pages

Opamps for Active Crossovers

chapter 17|25 pages

Active Crossover System Design

chapter 18|18 pages

Subwoofer Crossovers

chapter 19|11 pages

Motional Feedback Loudspeakers

chapter 20|47 pages

Line Inputs

chapter 21|12 pages

Line Outputs

chapter 22|10 pages

Power Supply Design

chapter 23|23 pages

An Active Crossover Design