Removing Passive X-Over?

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   Hi there.
I've assembled a shoddy system over ebay - lots of ancient stuff - soon to appear in the worst stacks thread!  

But, its for fun and for BBQs and I'm having a laugh on a budget.  I might be getting the bug though...

Hopefully you'll humour me and answer me this:

I bought a single cab that has two 15" drivers in and what looks like passive crossovers.  I have bought a behringer crossover and am using that  -  should i remove the passive crossovers in this sub?

Thanks

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Mattgj1976 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 22 September 2015 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mattgj1976 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Removing Passive X-Over? Posted: 27 August 2016 at 5:46pm
	Hi there. I've assembled a shoddy system over ebay - lots of ancient stuff - soon to appear in the worst stacks thread! But, its for fun and for BBQs and I'm having a laugh on a budget. I might be getting the bug though... Hopefully you'll humour me and answer me this: I bought a single cab that has two 15" drivers in and what looks like passive crossovers. I have bought a behringer crossover and am using that - should i remove the passive crossovers in this sub? Thanks

markie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 31 October 2005 Location: Sunny Liskeard. Status: Offline Points: 4570	Post Options Post Reply Quote markie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 August 2016 at 5:48pm
	No need to physically remove it, just wire the drivers direct to the input missing out the passive.
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Mattgj1976 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 22 September 2015 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mattgj1976 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 August 2016 at 5:54pm
	thanks for the reply - does using an active crossover with a passive crossover in the cab mean that you're not getting the benefit of the active crossover?

markie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 31 October 2005 Location: Sunny Liskeard. Status: Offline Points: 4570	Post Options Post Reply Quote markie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 August 2016 at 6:17pm
	Passive crossovers are less efficient so if it's still connected you'll lose some power on the bass end. Plus if you have set your active to say `120Hz but the passive operates at 100Hz you'll lose some frequency............... The active will be sending everything below 120 to the bass bin but the passive will filter everything above 100 so 100 -120 will pretty much disapear.
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Mattgj1976 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 22 September 2015 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mattgj1976 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 August 2016 at 6:24pm
	Great - that's what I thought I'd understood from reading these threads.

Mark James Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 15 January 2006 Location: rig side Status: Offline Points: 5309	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark James Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 August 2016 at 11:32pm
	just disconect it ie rewire slightly but leave them actualy in the cab in case you ever need them again is what i think markkie is saying [and i agree tbh]
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