Originally posted by Will:
I too have heard people say phase shifts (which can't be avoided with a passive analog crossover) can be pleasing to the ear, but most people tell me keeping the phase makes for better and more accurate sound reproduction.
[This message has been edited by Will (edited August 14, 2002).]
Are these the same people who just happen to have a digital crossover they want to sell you? (-:
Seriously, it comes down to application. Sometimes, such as in a recording studio where you want a vocalist "to sound really good", an analog unit is reached for, even one that uses *really* old technology such as inductors and capacitors. In speaker crossovers, the phase shift is generally agreed to be a bad thing in a passive crossover. In a signal path that is meant to be as transparent as possible, digital is the way to go. In a home theatre setup, I personally would rather have the more warm sound of an analog crossover, if for no other reason than to counteract the harshness of almost all film sound, which is almost universally done with a completely *digital* signal path!
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