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Speakers with external parts, gimmicks or serious?

So I’ve seen, very rarely, speakers that allowed users to change the crossovers by swapping parts. Some by having external hookups to a resistor or capacitor. This isn't just having an external crossover, but having the crossover specifically designed to swap parts in and out. Kind of like some of the high end phono preamps that require jumpers or parts to be swapped.

In theory this would give a lot of flexibility in treble balance but also sound quality. What do you think, would this be a real game changer, or is it better to have this control elsewhere.

Best,


Erik
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enliten
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Erik,

We are working to bring this control to audiophiles by bringing the crossover into the electronics. Although active crossovers may be daunting to many folks, some really appreciate the idea of taking control of the 'tilt's etc. These things are part of the 'personal taste' factor in audio, and giving control of this allows audiophiles a chance to like a speaker they normally would not like with a passive fixed crossover.

But you got to be willing to be a 'geek'...
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