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#305926 - 10/01/2008 13:17 low pass filter
edsmiata
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Registered: 18/08/2002
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Loc: New Jersey
i just upgrades my sound system in a 2007 ford escape to include a subwoofer...unfortunaley the HU does not have any LPF controls, although this is selectable on the dedicted amp....

as i kinda like to have this functionality available up front, does anybody know of any aftermarket active LPF's that i can install to provide me with this functinality?

Thanks,

Ed
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#305930 - 10/01/2008 15:05 Re: low pass filter [Re: edsmiata]
tfabris
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The search term you're looking for at the car-stereo-gear sites is "Active Crossover".

Sometimes this feature is built in to aftermarket equalizers, although there is such a thing as a dedicated active crossover box.

If the feature is built into your amp, though, why do you want it up front? A crossover is something you generally fiddle with only when you're first setting up the system, and then it doesn't really get changed after that.
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#305932 - 10/01/2008 16:05 Re: low pass filter [Re: tfabris]
edsmiata
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in my Miata i have an adjustable LPF for the sub and i find that i do change it often depending upon the music i listen to...the bass lines from 70's R&R is far different from some contemporary artists and thus i have to filter out some of the higher bass to get rid of the boominess....
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#305933 - 10/01/2008 17:59 Re: low pass filter [Re: edsmiata]
tanstaafl.
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Registered: 08/07/1999
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in a 2007 ford escape


Ah! So you finally got rid of that alternator whine...

smile

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#305936 - 10/01/2008 18:55 Re: low pass filter [Re: edsmiata]
tfabris
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i do change it often depending upon the music i listen to...the bass lines from 70's R&R is far different from some contemporary artists and thus i have to filter out some of the higher bass to get rid of the boominess....


Well, if you're using an Empeg you can just pick a different EQ preset. wink
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#305938 - 10/01/2008 19:52 Re: low pass filter [Re: tfabris]
edsmiata
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would love to do that but dont have it installed in the escape yet!
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