Tosh
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The OEM woofer is 'bad' because it has a passive xo in between the amp and the woofer. Go active xo, and that old woofer is unbottled to go and live its best life...
Since the ReQuest and Monolith III were made in roughly the same timeframe, they likely used the same 12" driver in both. I can assure you that any modern 12" driver will result in much better-controlled bass.Can anyone comment on how much different or better the sound is or will be. How bad is the OEM woofer anyway?
Funny since Martin Logan boast about the crossover and their woofers in all the ads. I do like the idea of active crossover. I'm guessing I will use my Mini DSP. Correct me if I am wrong. Two things do concern me about going active.
1. I will have to switch out the Mark Levinson amp with my Sunfire since it's multi channel. Not sure of the sound difference.
2. I think the Mini DSP will convert the analog signal to digital, reshape the sound and convert it back into analog. What will that do to the purity of the sound at the end of the day?
With all that said, I will purchase the woofers that JonFo recommended and start from there.
Any other ideas on crossovers?
Might check if the 4ohm version is recommended vs 8ohm. My QuestZ are 4ohm woofers.Since I believe JonFo has a great reputation I am leaning to replacing the OEM woofer included in the ReQuests' with the Dayton Audio DSA315-8 12" Designer Series Aluminum Cone that he suggested in his reply. Can anyone comment on how much different or better the sound is or will be. How bad is the OEM woofer anyway?
No. Take the woofer out and check. Or you could ask ML service.Wow Zwick, good catch. I did not even think of that. According to the ML specs, it's 4 ohm impedance. Short of taking the cabinet apart, it's fair to say 4 ohm woofer.
If the original woofers are still functional just save them, that’s what I did with my Odyssey woofers. That way if you did ever sell them and the buyer wanted the passive crossovers hooked back up you can just put the original woofers back in and hook them up.I’m considering changing my original Questz woofers. If using the std passive bass crossover pretty sure all recommendations are 4 ohms. Now that I’m active on the bass also curious if sticking with 4 ohms is the recommendation. Certainly would allow going back to passive crossover again if a future owner desired. Will never happen while I own them.
Woofer later. Active crossover first.The combo of the old driver and passive XO was pretty bad. Going active was an immediate win, and later, upgrading the woofer was yet another step forward in clarity and authority.
Good question.Sounds good. Speaking of Active Crossover. I'm not sure what frequency to start with. I was thinking of 180 since that is the factory freq. Any pointers?
Sounds good. Speaking of Active Crossover. I'm not sure what frequency to start with. I was thinking of 180 since that is the factory freq. Any pointers?
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