2nd Edition

The Design of Active Crossovers

By Douglas Self Copyright 2018
698 Pages
by Routledge

698 Pages
by Routledge

698 Pages
by Routledge

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,... Read more

Acknowledgments

Preface

  1. Crossover Basics
  2. How Loudspeakers Work
  3. Crossover Requirements
  4. Crossover Types
  5. Notch Crossovers
  6. Subtractive Crossovers
  7. Lowpass and Highpass Filter Characteristics
  8. Designing Lowpass Filters: Sallen & Key
  9. Designing Highpass Filters
  10. Other Lowpass and Highpass Filters
  11. Lowpass and Highpass Filter Performance
  12. Bandpass and Notch Filters
  13. Time-Delay Filters
  14. Equalisation
  15. Passive Components for Active Crossovers
  16. Opamps for Active Crossovers
  17. Active Crossover System Design
  18. Subwoofer Crossovers
  19. Motional Feedback Loudspeakers
  20. Line Inputs
  21. Line Outputs
  22. Power Supply Design
  23. An Active Crossover Design

Appendix 1: Crossover Design References

Appendix 2: US Crossover Patents

Appendix 3: Crossover and Loudspeaker Articles in Wireless World/Electronics World

Appendix 4: Loudspeaker design references

Appendix 5: Component Series E3 to 396

Index

Biography

Douglas Self