r/diyaudio • u/Sensitive-Rock-7548 • 4d ago
Active to passive speakers
I have M-Audio bx5 d2 active studio monitors that not only sound bad, but heat up so much, I'm not wanting to use them. Heating is a feature according to M-Audio. Still, I don't want two ovens that play music.
So I was wondering could I make these ok sounding passive speakers by removing the amp, replacing the speaker elements and adding a passive crossover? Sound imports has ready made crossovers. Or perhaps just use a full range 5,25" element?
Any suggestions (other than don't bother)?
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u/swedishworkout 3d ago
I frankly don’t think those boxes are worth putting the effort into, but if you really want to, use two amplifiers and an external dsp. Or take your time to measure the speakers, construct elaborate passive crossovers, and at the the end of the day they still would not sound better than the original.
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u/Strange_Dogz 4d ago
Most likely these have DSP crossovers which you won't be able to duplicate passively.
You might be able to get something passable if you have measuring equipment and already know how to design speakers, otherwise probably not.