Hmm...Rainbow says don't go active?

[gti303 10+ year member]

LOL so I open my SLC265 Kicks...and I see in bold in the manual, 'DO NOT RUN THESE SPEAKERS WITH AN ACTIVE CROSSOVER'...

it says the tweeter is not designed for it...I don't see the problem tho...does anyone else? is this just so that rainbow doesn't have to accept warranty claims on broken items that ppl mess up

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

LOL so I open my SLC265 Kicks...and I see in bold in the manual, 'DO NOT RUN THESE SPEAKERS WITH AN ACTIVE CROSSOVER'...
it says the tweeter is not designed for it...I don't see the problem tho...does anyone else? is this just so that rainbow doesn't have to accept warranty claims on broken items that ppl mess up

maybe they just think their **** is already matched as well as it should and that the user should not fuck with it.

 

[speedfreak28 10+ year member]

i would use the passive if you dont have alot of experience active or proper eq and crossover to mess with.

 

[gti303 10+ year member]

i would use the passive if you dont have alot of experience active or proper eq and crossover to mess with.

Just wanting to go active with my 9887 and get it imprinted...

 

[gti303 10+ year member]

plus is it really that hard? I've never gone with an active x-over before...but don't I just set the 9887 to 3-way active crossover, set the cross overs there, then plug in the tweets to my rears and mids to the fronts (or vice versa whatever way the manual says I don't remember)...how can one really mess this up?

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

I'm sure they stated that for warranty purposes.

 

[Racerx250 10+ year member]

fk em. they will never know the difference.

 

[SQChevy 10+ year member]

It is probably because the tweeter is very sensitive about lower frequencies. They are worried about the tweeters frying easily. That would be my guess.

 

[BEAVER.989 10+ year member]

There are some speakers that NEED their passive crossovers to function properly. A very reliable source once told me that the Memphis MCSQ tweeters would load up and spontaneously make your ears bleed if ran active. He learned the hard way.

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

There are some speakers that NEED their passive crossovers to function properly. A very reliable source once told me that the Memphis MCSQ tweeters would load up and spontaneously make your ears bleed if ran active. He learned the hard way.

blood is good when it comes from the ear. that is just built in wax

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

LOL so I open my SLC265 Kicks...and I see in bold in the manual, 'DO NOT RUN THESE SPEAKERS WITH AN ACTIVE CROSSOVER'...
it says the tweeter is not designed for it...I don't see the problem tho...does anyone else? is this just so that rainbow doesn't have to accept warranty claims on broken items that ppl mess up

just sell the3 tweets and buy your self some good tweets.. and run active

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

There are some speakers that NEED their passive crossovers to function properly. A very reliable source once told me that the Memphis MCSQ tweeters would load up and spontaneously make your ears bleed if ran active. He learned the hard way.

What does load up mean? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

How in the hell would a driver know whether the signal is crossed analog or digitally?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I have some Rainbow tweets that have never seen a passive crossover. I know they'll run active.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

I have some Rainbow tweets that have never seen a passive crossover. I know they'll run active.

Even if they load up?