I misplaced my Focal crossovers during my move.

Is my only option to order them from a Focal dealer or can I use some other cross overs?

Thanks.

 

Build your own. There is nothing magical about crossover design. http://www.the12volt.com even has a calculator for you. I think they even include info on th zobel network. If not a google search will provide lots of info, its a nice feature but not neaded.

 

Honestly Im a lazy bastard can I just use another brand? and an amateur at this

 

You can use another brand but make sure the impedence between the drivers is the same. Also check the crossover points to make sure your driver can handle the frequencies.

 

I suck at Car audio can you give me some insight so I dont get taken to the cleaners if I go to a "pro" shop.

What exactly am I doing and looking for?

thanks.

 

What model drivers do you have? Look for an answer tomorrow no more time tonight. Or maybe someone else can help you.

 

Look up what your drivers frequency range is. ex:mid>200Hz tweeter>2kHz

The impedence of the driver also effects the crossover point. So if your drivers are 4 ohms make sure the crossover your getting was also designed to run 4 ohm drivers.

Now look at the specs of the crossover it should list the cutoff frequencies.
You should have something like 200Hz -12dB
Having a cutoff higher then your speaker spec is ok.
Having a cutoff lower then your speaker spec may cause damage to your speaker.

The dB part is the slope of the line it says that everything beyond 200Hz will be attenuated by 12 decibels per octave. The greater the dB rating the steeper the slope. I wouldn't use anything less than 12dB. If someone tries to convince you to use a cap only this is only a 6dB crossover and you will likely destroy your tweeter.

My suggestion would be not to buy components from a "pro" shop because most dont know what they are doing. If they have completed -12dB modules then they might have a clue.

What drivers do you have?

Here is a focal crossover on ebay