Regarding high-pass filters... is it possible to filter out some of the bass going to my main speakers AFTER the amp?
You see... My new REL sub sounds great, and the manufacturer recommends giving the sub high-level (speaker-level) input from my amp. (And once you do this, this sub does not have it's own high-pass-filtered connection for main speakers.) But when I went to watch Danny Richie's video about in-line high-pass filters, it sounded like he was talking about filtering out the bass BEFORE the amp.
The reason I want to filter some of the low bass signal going to my main speakers is to help treat my SET amp with the care and gentleness that it might need, and not try to pull too much current out of it, on the rare occasions when I try to turn the volume up.
Also I'm about to pull the trigger on an upgraded X-LS Encore pair, and I am hoping that a high-pass filter, after the amp, will help make the new speakers work even better with my existing amp. Maybe it will help to further flatten out what the amp sees as the impedance curve. However, I'm new to all this so I could be totally misunderstanding what I'm talking about. lol.
Anyway yeah... There's just so much to learn about all this stuff... lol... I actually know two phenomenal musicians in the area where I live, and when I went to hear them perform at their houses, some of their sound systems sounded like absolute &#$(*&^$. And funds were not an issue with at least one of them. I guess that's just another example of how setting up speakers & everything else properly is something that's easy for people to have trouble with...
P.S. I do wonder why REL does not recommend using a high-pass filter for the main speakers. They probably know more about this stuff than me, so it does give me pause when I start trying to outsmart people who have been one of the industry leaders for decades, haha.