Pre-amp with crossover

[sigbergaudio]

Looks interesting, are there any 3rd party measurements available?

Not to my knowledge. I have one though (we distribute them in Norway), sounds perfectly transparent to me. My understanding is that @Kal Rubinson have / had one too. There's a review in Stereophile.

 

[thegeton]

Still, a sweet looking piece of gear.

 

[mglobe]

MInIDSP Flex will do what you want. Outside your budget though.

 

[dasdoing]

I think you are looking for a crossover? they all have gain knobs

 

[radix]

I think you are looking for a crossover? they all have gain knobs

Yes, there are all sorts of electronic 2x4 crossovers in your budget. I'm not sure of which are best, but there's a lot of them. e.g. dbx 223xs is only $255 new, though you likely don't want rack mount?

 

[TonyJZX]

whole slew of behringers if you want to break out the manuals.

 

[mhardy6647]

You’ll have to forgive me, I’m from Yorkshire.

It’s short for “Happen it be”, or “Yes, I agree.”

Sort of equivalent of “Word!”

I learned something today.
Any day that one learns something is a good one.

 

[dasdoing]

Yes, there are all sorts of electronic 2x4 crossovers in your budget. I'm not sure of which are best, but there's a lot of them. e.g. dbx 223xs is only $255 new, though you likely don't want rack mount?

$150

https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-Effect-Processor-CX3400-V2/dp/B07K7YDT9Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JOE3I9IJJBFS&keywords=behringer+crossover&qid=1690565265&sprefix=bahringer+crossove%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Not to my knowledge. I have one though (we distribute them in Norway), sounds perfectly transparent to me. My understanding is that @Kal Rubinson have / had one too. There's a review in Stereophile.

I used it only for my multiple subs but it is capable of much more.

 

[Yorkshire Mouth]

Thanks everyone.

Annoyingly, that SMSL seems to show you can stick such a crossover as an added bonus in a cheap amp.

It’s a bit of a short-term solution anyway. I’ll be moving to monitors soon enough.

Thanks again.

 

[Sokel]

If you want something basic just as a crossover you can get away with as much as 40-50 euro if you can DIY a little:

Cheap analog electronic crossover

I've been playing lately with a very cheap analog 2-in/4-out analog crossover. Is somehow DIY but very easy to fix. To my surprise it measures very decently! (note that has been measured with the worst possible conditions,long cables soldered just to see,adapters,noisy PSU and by someone totally...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[V.b.]

Motu M4 Audio Interface Review

This is a review of Motu M4 4x4 audio interface (DAC and ADC). It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $220. The enclosure is heavy gauge metal and sturdy: The front inputs are for microphones with higher gain. For my testing I used the Line in (and out) in the back: For testing I...

audiosciencereview.com

 

[Berwhale]

Is there such a beast as a pre-amp with a built in crossover/separate outs for mains and sub, balanced ins and outs?

Budget £100-£200.

Someone made one...

83.9US $ |Electronical 2 Way Crossover Preamplifier Hifi Linkwitz-riley Filter 4-channel Output Crossover-point 2.2k Hz Customized - Home Theater Amplifiers - AliExpress

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Crossover at 2.2Khz, but apparently it could be customized upon request.

Bit more info here: https://www.iwistao.com/products/el...nel-output-crossover-point-2-2k-hz-customized

 

[JeremyFife]

Echo the suggestion earlier to investigate Behringer, or similar pro gear. I came across this thread as well which has got me thinking Thread 'The saturation point' https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-saturation-point.44992/
(that particular unit is not what your asking about, but you get the idea)

 

[XpanD]

I wasn't a big fan of the pro crossovers I tried -- both my dbx 234XS and JB Systems XO 2.4 needed a lot of care with regards to turning devices on and off in the right order, or they'd send an insanely loud spike through my subs. Not fun hearing a loud bang followed by your subs deflating like balloons when you accidentally bump a power cable, or happened to still have something powered on...

I'm happy to be using a mix of surround receivers and software control (Equalizer APO) for my setups nowadays.

 

[Joe0429]

Arylic S50 Pro+ with SUB OUT. But it doesn't have balanced in/out.
Link

 

[dagfinn]

Is there such a beast as a pre-amp with a built in crossover/separate outs for mains and sub, balanced ins and outs?

Budget £100-£200.

Too late probably, but Parasound Halo P5 has the features if you can find it used. I have one, works fine as preamp and crossover.

 

[Yorkshire Mouth]

Too late probably, but Parasound Halo P5 has the features if you can find it used. I have one, works fine as preamp and crossover.

Possibly slightly outside of budget range, but thanks anyway.

 

[tc2007]

Here's a crazy suggestion. Check your local FB / Craigslist listings for a used AVR from yesteryears, with pre-amp out. Plenty of Marantz / Yamaha / Onkyo etc. have pre-outs, at least for fronts. A used Marantz slimline is prefect in size, price and features if you can find one. Comes with a nicer remote too

Otherwise a used Emotiva processor / preamp would work too (maybe rare in your side of the world).

 

[dagfinn]

Not bad idea, I recently saw a Denon DN-500AV within the price range.