New Sound System

[sqcomp]

Depending how we define it? Sure. Active crossovers are generally more expensive.

I'd throw this at you though...

Can you go from a butterworth or linkwitz up to a 48dB slope on any of your speakers on any of 6 bands used? Oh that includes full range, low pass, band pass, or high pass on any of those bands, phase control. I can't stop there, how about 1/3rd octave control on ALL speakers used, time alignment, output control, optical/tosslink input and output...all in one 6"x8" chassis that is controlled at my fingertips. I can change any of these settings within two minutes if not quicker. The 112dB S/N doesn't hurt anything either.

Now...tell me how a passive is better? It's much less flexible. It is however a unique snapshot into how one tunes his or her system.

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Depending how we define it? Sure. Active crossovers are generally more expensive.

I'd throw this at you though...

Can you go from a butterworth or linkwitz up to a 48dB slope on any of your speakers on any of 6 bands used? Oh that includes full range, low pass, band pass, or high pass on any of those bands, phase control. I can't stop there, how about 1/3rd octave control on ALL speakers used, time alignment, output control, optical/tosslink input and output...all in one 6"x8" chassis that is controlled at my fingertips. I can change any of these settings within two minutes if not quicker. The 112dB S/N doesn't hurt anything either.

Now...tell me how a passive is better? It's much less flexible. It is however a unique snapshot into how one tunes his or her system.

I was following your philosophy some five years ago when I built my first SQ system using HX-D2 (aka drz9255) headunit.. (however, even at that time I can not think of something that would force me use 8order crossovers )

Somehow now I prefer good sound and bad stage to awesome stage and not-so-good sound (due to time alignment) i.e. passive networks is my choice now..

I do agree though it is less flexible..

I am not trying to argue active vs passive stuff as it is useless.. my point is simple - there is hardly such thing as "better" or "best" in car audio.. This refers to everything: HUs, speakers, amps, subs, etc.