That's exactly how the high-pass section of a Dahlquist DQ-LP1 Passive/Active x-over functions, though it may be necessary to add a resistor in parallel for proper alignment. Your amplifier is processing a full range signal otherwise, which is then blocked by the speaker system's crossover. If you can locate the DQ-LP1 users manual, it contains all the necessary info/formulas for proper 1st Order Butterworth Alignment(6db/oct roll-off) per what you are considering. This site has some good info on the DQ-LP1 starting on page 13. No formulas though. You may try contacting AVA for that info: (http://www.avahifi.com/root/audio_basics/ab_pdf/ab1989.pdf) Or just buy a unit used, and benefit from it's excellent features. I had one in my system from 1981 to 2004(the only piece I couldn't find an improvement for, until I bought a TacT 2.2Xaaa), and it worked wonderfully. The Alon Exotica Grand Reference system uses the little gem, so you can rest assured the design is far from obsolete.