Replace passive radiator with active driver?

ANWKLO
ANWKLO Posts: 173
edited February 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Have you ever thought to replace the passive radiator with an active driver of Monitor 5 / 7? Is it viable without / with minor modification of the x-overs?

Excuse me for my silly question:)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,215
    edited February 2010
    It is strongly not recommended.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited February 2010
    Have you ever thought to replace the passive radiator with an active driver of Monitor 5 / 7?

    You don't want to do that. The cabinet is designed for use with a PR as is the crossover.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited February 2010
    The passive radiator is essentially a variation on a tuned-port design. The cabinet isn't sized for another active driver.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited February 2010
    NO, NO, NO and No..........won't work, won;t sound good, not designed that way. A passive radiator is essentially a port and is tuned to work with the active driver(s) to create lower octaves.

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2010
    No reason and a PR is a fancy port.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2010
    I've never even felt a desire, or a need to replace the PR's in my Monitor 7's with active drivers.
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  • ANWKLO
    ANWKLO Posts: 173
    edited February 2010
    Oh yes. You are enlightened me:)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2010
    Monaco is also a fancy port.;)
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