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   Mr.T to geoff   
   Re: B&W 801 series 2 crossover   
   21 May 10 10:04:14   
   
   From: MrT@home   
      
   "geoff"  wrote in message   
   news:xNWdneoQGd88eWnWnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   > >> 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.   
   >   
   > The original pair of speakers would be matched to around 0.5dB.   
      
   Perhaps, but you do realise that does not require the resistors to be   
   matched to 1% in any case?   
   Not to mention the resistors may be selected to provide the matching rather   
   than the drivers, thus making your idea pointless.   
      
      
   >Why not do it right, or get somebody competent to do it ?   
      
   As I have said all along!   
      
   MrT.   
      
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