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A crossover is used to send a certain bandwidth to a certain driver, IE a sub is lowpassed from 70 down, and a set of components will be bandpassed at 70-2500, and the tweeter will be highpassed at 2500.
A linedriver is used to increase output voltage of the source, so that you can keep the gains on your amps down and get better sq.
Jeff
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if the H/U you are using only has one set of RCA's, how do you connect it to a Crossover? Y-adapters, or is only one input actually required? Are line drivers usually expensive?
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quote:Originally posted by systempimp_1500: A linedriver is used to increase output voltage of the source, so that you can keep the gains on your amps down and get better sq.
you don't gain sound quality with the gains down. output is going to be the same with the gains set correctly in both cases. what will change is the floor noise. with the gains up high, there are more chances of noise inducing into the system. but i'm sure you know this already Posts: 138 | From: Westminster, CA | Registered: Jan 2002
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quote:Originally posted by systempimp_1500: A linedriver is used to increase output voltage of the source, so that you can keep the gains on your amps down and get better sq.
you don't gain sound quality with the gains down. output is going to be the same with the gains set correctly in both cases. what will change is the floor noise. with the gains up high, there are more chances of noise inducing into the system. but i'm sure you know this already
heh. Yeah I know, but to me unwanted noise is
a loss in sq. Really annoying........
Jeff
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quote:Originally posted by systempimp_1500: A linedriver is used to increase output voltage of the source, so that you can keep the gains on your amps down and get better sq.
you don't gain sound quality with the gains down. output is going to be the same with the gains set correctly in both cases. what will change is the floor noise. with the gains up high, there are more chances of noise inducing into the system. but i'm sure you know this already
heh. Yeah I know, but to me unwanted noise is
a loss in sq. Really annoying........
Jeff
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