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   Message 39,873 of 41,683   
   Mr.T to geoff   
   Re: B&W 801 series 2 crossover   
   19 May 10 14:30:46   
   
   From: MrT@home   
      
   "geoff"  wrote in message   
   news:PcqdncONCeHBnW7WnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   > Dick Pierce wrote:   
   > >   
   > > Just buy the damned 10 watt resistors and be done   
   > > with it.   
   >   
   > If it's anything like my KEF Reference speakers (and it should be) , it is   
   > not JUST a 10W resistor.   
   > It is likely to be of a specifically selected value from within the normal   
   > tolerance band, to enable the speaker to comply to it's specifications.   
   KEF   
   > tested and matched up Rs Cs and drivers  into bins to make sets that gave   
   > the correct crossover frequencies and attenuations.   
   >   
   > I'd be inclined to test the actual value of it's buddy in the adjacent   
   > speaker, and match the resistance to within 1% or so.   
      
      
   Which contradicts your premise since the drivers are different and the   
   resistors would have to be matched to THAT driver IF you think it's THAT   
   critical.   
   The only way would be to properly test it, which is obviously beyond the OP.   
      
   MrT.   
      
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