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Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:59 am
by djtrumptight
Why do we use 500 watt components in our tops when we would never put that much power into them ?
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:52 am
by Bill Fitzmaurice
djtrumptight wrote:Why do we use 500 watt components in our tops when we would never put that much power into them ?
Where in the plans does it say you must use 500 watt components?
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:03 am
by LelandCrooks
I have 500w because they're the next step up from the 200w stuff, at least with Erse. 200w is not adequate I feel for the cabs that are using the drivers that can handle 300w, which is actually quite a few of them. Plus a little overkill for durability is not a bad thing.
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:36 pm
by DJ Higgumz
i always wondered that too. why don't you just keep the 500 watt to avoid confusion? its only like 5$ more
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:01 am
by LelandCrooks
To some that $5 is important.
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:36 am
by djtrumptight
I was just curious about it and why the kits come with 200 or 500 watt crossovers.Which cabs can take 300 watts ? I have DR 250's with the premium drivers that i limit at 38 volts ( i know 40 is recommended and 44.7 is the max).
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:46 pm
by DaveK
LelandCrooks wrote:To some that $5 is important.
The 500W inductors are also a lot bigger.
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:01 pm
by djtrumptight
DaveK wrote:LelandCrooks wrote:To some that $5 is important.
The 500W inductors are also a lot bigger.
what role will the bigger inductor play ?
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:07 pm
by ncgrove
Take up more space.
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:46 pm
by netwerks
Better safe than sorry.
Re: Question about 500 watt crossover components
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:38 pm
by DaveK
djtrumptight wrote:what role will the bigger inductor play?
It will handle more power