Thread: phase shift

Hello,


I have Pioneer P9 + Processor, VRX amp and Hertz Mille MLK3 component speakers.
In my older setup I used the P9 Processor crossover and used the following crossover
configuration for the MLK3:

Woffer - 80hz/12db, 1.25Khz/12db
Mid - 1.25Khz/12, 5Khz/12db
TW - 5Khz/12

when used with all crossovers slope 12db/oct I had to reverse the phase of the Mid (it's written in the P9 manual pioneer says -

"When the values of the slope at the crossover point are set at –12 dB/oct. or –36dB/oct. for both filters, the phase reverses 180° in the cut-off frequency of the filter. In this case, setting to reverse improves the connection between sounds."

and it's indeed sounds better!

now, I want to bypass the P9 crossover and use the VRX 6 built-in analog crossovers (becuase he sound is more nature, less bright and synchronization in approved between speakers). all the VRX6 crossovers are 12db/oct slope.

my question is - do I need to reverse the phase of the Mid's also in this configuration? is it work differently with those analog crossovers?

it is difficult to hear diffrences when you should always go to the trunk in order to reverse the phase, so becuase of that I want to know exactly the way it works.

Thanks