watchnerd
Grand Contributor
Both the JBL M2 (sold without internal crossovers) and my recent exploration of the "super integrated" amp market, several of which have built-in DSP crossover capabilities, have me wonder if in the future we may see passive speakers being sold with no crossover whatsoever -- the crossover will be implemented external in DSP by the amp.
This is basically what the M2 already does.
In addition to the usual active crossover benefits, this would also allow for a fully integrated crossover / EQ / tone control / impedance adjustment (a la Technics) / excursion control (a la Devialet) and more, all in one box, as opposed to separate boxes for crossover, amplification, and room correction.
I'm thinking of personally implementing this by getting a 2 way with great drivers, ripping out the crossover, and doing all the electronics work via DSP outside.
The precedent for all of this is car audio, where bare drivers have been sold separately from amps and crossovers for decades.
Could it happen to home audio, too?
This is basically what the M2 already does.
In addition to the usual active crossover benefits, this would also allow for a fully integrated crossover / EQ / tone control / impedance adjustment (a la Technics) / excursion control (a la Devialet) and more, all in one box, as opposed to separate boxes for crossover, amplification, and room correction.
I'm thinking of personally implementing this by getting a 2 way with great drivers, ripping out the crossover, and doing all the electronics work via DSP outside.
The precedent for all of this is car audio, where bare drivers have been sold separately from amps and crossovers for decades.
Could it happen to home audio, too?