WTH is Slope Control???

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
edited July 2004 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I was looking at the back of one of the subs at Ultimate last weekend...it was the KEF 2150 and found something new to me...

There is a switch called "slope control" marked 12/24dB that is not explained. Do you have any idea what this is for?

The KEF web site gives few details.
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited July 2004
    It probably changes the crossover from 2nd order (12 dB per octave) to 4th order (24 dB per octave). It would add flexibility and could be useful depending on what speakers you use.
    Graham
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
    edited July 2004
    Originally posted by gatemplin
    It probably changes the crossover from 2nd order (12 dB per octave) to 4th order (24 dB per octave). It would add flexibility and could be useful depending on what speakers you use.
    Can you expound just a bit? When you say "2nd order (12 dB per octave)"...what does that mean?
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited July 2004
    All filters have slopes (i.e., how quickly they ramp down the signal). Slope is measured in units of dB/octave.

    The steeper the slope, the higher the order of the filter.

    1st order = 6 dB/octave
    2nd order = 12 dB/octave

    and so forth.

    Typical low pass filters on subwoofers are 4th order, but most AVR's impose a 2nd order high pass on the mains, and there is a mismatch of slope. The ability to alter the slope of the filter to achieve parity with the corresponding high pass is a really nice feature.

    Doc
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2004
    Man, there is a friggin HILARIOUS answer to the intial question, but I can't bring myself to post it.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited July 2004
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
    edited July 2004
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Man, there is a friggin HILARIOUS answer to the intial question, but I can't bring myself to post it.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    well let's hear it then...
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited July 2004
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Man, there is a friggin HILARIOUS answer to the intial question, but I can't bring myself to post it.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    I was thinking the same thing ... but I don't think I'll go there ...
    Rick
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited July 2004
    Freakin Spec...Name says it all..

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