I am finding a great deal of opinion in the crossover selection for my model 19 clone project and want to toss this out for some understanding.
In my two way system I will have 811 horns with 802-8G drivers and 416-8A LFs.
I guess it is purely personal at what point in frequency I cross over. Some say 500Hz others say 800Hz while still others say go for the original 1200Hz of the 19s. I have also been told crossing at a higher 1500Hz will also work fine.
Altec N-8500s are selectable @ 500 & 800 Hz. and redily available.
Altec N-1201s are 1200Hz. original and not so available and expensive for 25 year old electronics.
The new N-1500s are available and cross at 1500Hz.
I guess my question is what makes a cross over cross at a particular frequency and is this able to be changed.
The 8500s can switch between 500 and 800 so can a 1201 or 1500 be made to go higher or lower and what determines the frequency cross point.
I have no idea yet what frequency I might like best for my speakers and wonder if trying them all would be my best option to get this important factor correct. In the build process I can leave the crossover hole uncut until I decide which to use but I sure am baffled by all the information and opinions and would like to hear some discussion about the choices available to us.
I am also not an electronics technician but if a simple soldering of a resistor or cap will change the values of the frequency then I am sure I could do this. I don't expect it to be this simple but need to know.