Can I run my woofer full range ?

[dogbass]

We use a pair of Yorkville PL315/4 3-way cabinets rated at 350 watt program for sound reinforcement (primarily vocals and drums go through our PA). They are 3-way passive cabs with a +/- 3db rating response of 60-18K Hz. Here's my problem/question: I've recently isolated a noise problem in one of the cabinets to the low pass filter. The crossover point is 1200 Hz for this filter, but the woofer is an Eminence Kappa C rated for 63 - 2.8kHz, +/- 3dB. Repairing the crossover is going to be a hassle; can I just bypass the low pass filter and run the woofer full range ? See any problems with passing a full range signal through the woofer ?

 

[agedhorse]

Yes, it may decrease the cabinet's nominal impedance where the drivers begin to interact. There may also be objectionable interaction where the drivers overlap... not sounding very good.

I would recommend that you get the crossover fixed properly and be done with it.

 

[dogbass]

I started thinking there may be phasing issues at overlapped frequencies.... I guess I was hoping there was an easy (i.e. no cost) way around fixing that crossover. Thanks for the response.