does anyone know what the slope for a crossover setting is??
ny kenwood processor has 12,18,24 for each--what's the difference between each of the settings? what should it be on for a jl15w3d4, i know i could just listen and hear what i like best but i like to know exactly what my system is doing if ya know what i mean

 

read the FAQs at the top of the page for info on crossovers and slopes.

but in your case, just tune it by ear to what sounds best, then worry about exactly what's happening later.

 

Thanks, i hate it when people don't read the FAQs

 

ON that kind of a subs i'd prob run a 24db per

 

i read all the FAQ links and found a couple things that helped a little but am still confused as to the purpose of the slope--could you explain why 24db would be better for my sub

i have my sub's x-over at 90Hz and my mb quarts are at 60Hz 12db, one of those links said 6.5" speakers should be able to handle 90Hz, which makes me think i'm sending my quarts too much bass (60-90Hz), but i don't hear any distortion when i turn my sub down (to better hear the bass the quarts are producing)--i had my quarts at 60 and the sub at 120 but it just sounded too separated--so... like i'm a six year old, could you explain what the slope does

thanks a million,
matt

 

Well when you select a x over point that is where it starts to taper off at. Meaning it does no stop recieiving info from ranges above or below(depends hi or low pass)what you select(90 in this case) it will continue to get info. The different slopes basically cut it off either a little(6db per) or alot(36db per) for examples.

I have found in most (but not all) cases subs seem to blend in better(upfront bass) with a higher slope. And when speakers are close together (kicks for ex) the higher slope is good. But when mids/highs are apart a lower slope 6-12db seems to give a better overall blending affect. Of course non of this is gospal its my opinion and all tuners have varying opinions.

 

got it, thx for the help

 

yup