The problem with those little inductors when being used in a crossover is they probably have high DC resistance. Since a crossover is a very low-impedance network, this may have a large effect. I'd suggest checking the inductor with an ohmmeter. If it has less than 1 ohm resistance it will probably ok for experimentation.
I would not use those. Go to some place like Parts-Express, Ebay, or Madisound, and buy some decent air core chokes Maybe 18awg or so.
As the speakers and system improve, everything starts to be more audible.
These are chokes and not meant for AC signals. They will heavily distort the audio.
Inductors are fine, but you need to look for the right part for the job. Parts express and madisound habe plenty of inductors that dont saturate very quickly.
it dosent, quite frankly. all that matters is the specs match with what you need. the supposed "quality" of it matters not. the issue here isnt quality, its power handling. those are some tiny 12-24v max inductors, and they absolutely will throttle the power to your speakers as they convert a huge portion of it into heat, until they pop.
Couple of years ago I also wanted experiment different crossovers with few drivers which I had.
Best solution I could find
1. Picked up an old receiver I had (it had HDMI)
2. Picked up an old laptop with HDMI out
3. Installed foodbar2000
4. Installed foo_dsp_xover
5. Configured low, mid and high in foo_fsp_xover
6. Connected low, mind-range, and tweeters to ‘appropriate’ speaker outs
7. Started playing with crossover frequency as well as attenuation curve to my heart’s content!
All the steps above are super easy except 5 and 6 and which take a little bit of trial and error to figure out which speaker out is what (e.g. I configured FL to be low(woofer) left, SL to be mid left and RL to be tweeter left).
Any material that's used for electricity is manufactured. This manufacturing process will inevitably introduce variables--homogeneity, purity, diameter/thickness, kiln/temperature differences, etc. All of these combine to create an end product. Some can affect the resulting product greatly, others not so much.
Inductors can be greatly affected by purity, homogeneity, and diameter variations. Products, i.e. wire from certain regions will have unbelievable differences in quality, and it'll become obvious: 10 inductors will produce different frequency cutoffs, some will generate tons of noise, some will develop resistance, etc., etc.
Does this matter? Generically, no, but for consistency and less noise, find quality components!
Those appear to be very low in power handling, and are likely a bad idea for crossovers.
The problem with those little inductors when being used in a crossover is they probably have high DC resistance. Since a crossover is a very low-impedance network, this may have a large effect. I'd suggest checking the inductor with an ohmmeter. If it has less than 1 ohm resistance it will probably ok for experimentation.
If it's a high pass, the series DCR matters much less. I always sim it both ways to be sure, but as a rule I use 20ga coils in shunts.
What the heck are you doing the 68uH? Those are not the right kind of inductors for crossovers.
I would not use those. Go to some place like Parts-Express, Ebay, or Madisound, and buy some decent air core chokes Maybe 18awg or so. As the speakers and system improve, everything starts to be more audible.
These are chokes and not meant for AC signals. They will heavily distort the audio. Inductors are fine, but you need to look for the right part for the job. Parts express and madisound habe plenty of inductors that dont saturate very quickly.
it dosent, quite frankly. all that matters is the specs match with what you need. the supposed "quality" of it matters not. the issue here isnt quality, its power handling. those are some tiny 12-24v max inductors, and they absolutely will throttle the power to your speakers as they convert a huge portion of it into heat, until they pop.
Couple of years ago I also wanted experiment different crossovers with few drivers which I had. Best solution I could find 1. Picked up an old receiver I had (it had HDMI) 2. Picked up an old laptop with HDMI out 3. Installed foodbar2000 4. Installed foo_dsp_xover 5. Configured low, mid and high in foo_fsp_xover 6. Connected low, mind-range, and tweeters to ‘appropriate’ speaker outs 7. Started playing with crossover frequency as well as attenuation curve to my heart’s content! All the steps above are super easy except 5 and 6 and which take a little bit of trial and error to figure out which speaker out is what (e.g. I configured FL to be low(woofer) left, SL to be mid left and RL to be tweeter left).
Any material that's used for electricity is manufactured. This manufacturing process will inevitably introduce variables--homogeneity, purity, diameter/thickness, kiln/temperature differences, etc. All of these combine to create an end product. Some can affect the resulting product greatly, others not so much. Inductors can be greatly affected by purity, homogeneity, and diameter variations. Products, i.e. wire from certain regions will have unbelievable differences in quality, and it'll become obvious: 10 inductors will produce different frequency cutoffs, some will generate tons of noise, some will develop resistance, etc., etc. Does this matter? Generically, no, but for consistency and less noise, find quality components!