In my understanding the passive radiator acts in the same way as a port, to relieve internal pressure inside the enclosure and to simulate a larger enclosure. This is probably a gross oversimplification but it is not driven at all by the amp and has nothing to do with what you are doing. If you choose 60 Hz as a crossover point that means that the speaker BEGINS to attenuate at that frequency and the rate of attenuation depends on the slope of the crossover [6 db, 12db etc.] So you will be getting response below the chosen crossover point, how much depends on your particular system.
Passive radiators, ext crossovers & subwoofers
Do crossovers work equally well with speakers which include passive radiators?
This may be a silly question, but I asked it anyway. I don't know much about passive radiators. I have a pair of Polk Audio Monitor 7 speakers and I'm considering adding a subwoofer to help out in the lower frequencies by applying a crossover. If I set the crossover at 60, will the speakers continue to create sound at frequencies below 60? Or does the passive radiator create the sound only at the frequency delivered to the speaker?
This may be a silly question, but I asked it anyway. I don't know much about passive radiators. I have a pair of Polk Audio Monitor 7 speakers and I'm considering adding a subwoofer to help out in the lower frequencies by applying a crossover. If I set the crossover at 60, will the speakers continue to create sound at frequencies below 60? Or does the passive radiator create the sound only at the frequency delivered to the speaker?
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