Okay guys,
Steve's thread "It's in the crossover" pushed me over the edge to write this thread.
Though I've been a JBL nut for decades, I am new to the ins and outs of crossovers as well. I have four systems in my house, three of which have JBL speakers and subs. I have never been one to build my own speakers, leaving that to the qualified (JBL) engineers. I have been toying with the idea of, for the first time, designing and building a pair of speakers (with JBL components, of course!) myself for that one system that has non-JBL speakers. I had been thinking of this for a while, but this forum has intensified the desire.
My question is this: the crossovers that I see in the JBL components catalogs all seem to be 2-way units. I'm thinking of building a three or possibly even a four-way tower system with a fairly small footprint. Are there some JBL crossovers similar to say, the LX series, or would I be basically looking to see what networks I can find that have been parted out from a three or four-way system?
I'm not in a huge hurry here; I'm not even working right now so I'm not looking to buy the components just yet. But, I've never let money issues get in the way of my dreams as far as designing-it doesn't cost me anything to design. But, I wonder if you guys could give me some tips on what options I may have for a three or four way network. Keep in mind they should be a of a fairly compact physical size. I'm just looking for some general guidance at this point. (I may or may not have posted this thread in the correct forum...)
Thanks guys,
Peter