Passive crossovers, explained by an engineer

It's not the first time we've dealt with crossovers, we've talked about the active ones earlier, but there's so much more to talk about: typology, resistors, capacitors, slope, you name it. So we decided to revisit crossovers at the HIGH END show in Munich, focusing on the passive ones, together with our Acoustician, Alex Newman.

Speaker part - Dynaudio Confidence 50 - Crossover woofer
may 2018
1 min
with , Contributor Dynaudio
1 min

 

 

In this episode

Watch the entire video above - or skip to the question you find interesting below: 

Thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing your questions, unfortunately, we can only steal our experts away for a short time. That means we haven't had time to answer all of your questions, but we're hanging on to them. Who knows. Maybe they'll fit right in the next time around.

Subscribe now: Ask The Expert on YouTube

If you have any more questions, please share them with us - and the rest of our community - on our Facebook page or in the comment section on YouTube. 

All the best, 
Alex and Christopher. 
See all blog posts by Dynaudio EN

Dynaudio Magazine

Dynaudio Magazine is our universe of sound and music-related articles, videos, and podcasts, covering everything from loudspeakers and technology to extraordinary people, and our very best tips and tricks.

2026_Dynaudio_ATE_Ep46_ProducingOurOwnMagnets_02.15min_ListImage
Ask the expert
october 2026

How we make our voice coil magnets

On this episode of Ask The Expert, Otto Jørgensen talks all things voice coil magnets – how the are made and how we magnetise them.

Read more
1200x1200px_Homepage_DynaudioConfidence30i_08
News and events
october 2026

Announcing Confidence i

The original Confidence series has been an industry benchmark since 2018 and a globally-reocognised reference for high-end passive home audio that has...

Read more
2026_Dynaudio_ATE_Ep45_WhatsInACrossover_03.19_ListImage
Ask the expert
october 2026

What's in a crossover?

On this episode of Ask The Expert, Otto Jørgensen guides us through the main components of a passive loudspeaker crossover, including what they do and...

Read more