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External Crossover

On the advice of SVS I changed my setting on my subwoofers from 50 hertz to 63 hertz. In addition, I turned the volume up. The change opened up the soundstage, more detail, better /more defined bass. Not a night and day difference, but easily heard. Now I'm looking into purchasing a JL Audio CD-1.
Two questions:
1. Are there other external crossover units that I should consider?
2. Should I expect similar results as when I changed the low pass filter from 50 hertz to 63 hertz with the external crossover?
ricred1
ricred1 OP
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Bob and Cerrot,

Thanks for the response. I've already called HSU and left them a message. I will follow-up tomorrow.
martykl
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IMO, the first question you need to figure out is whether you want to go analog or digital. Digital XOs offer many advantages, but some folks don't want to there. DSP of low frequencies (including digital room correction) offers IMO the opportunity for a huge improvement in sound, particularly for those using subwoofers who can also benefit from improved integration of sub and main speaker.
ricred1 OP
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I talked to HSU today and they told me, "an electronic crossover would be of no benefit to my system due to the fact that I'm using a Integrated amp."
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ricred1 OP
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Bob_reynolds,

I have a Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 and it has 1 pair of balanced and unbalanced outputs. It has 2 pair of balanced and unbalanced inputs, as well as a bypass input. I told HSU what I had, he said he looked it up and adding an external crossover wouldn't benefit me. Maybe someone with more technical knowledge could explain why an external crossover wouldn't work with my integrated amp. My subwoofers are SVS SB13 Ultras.
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