North Creek Music Systems

Ariel Crossover

All rights reserved. The Ariel loudspeaker design is the property of Nutshell High Fidelity. The crossover design is protected under U.S. copyright and trademark laws. Unauthorized use of this design - including copying, faxing, digitizing, or transmitting over the internet, - is prohibited without the permission of Lynn Olsen from Nutshell High Fidelity. Manufacturing the design for resale without expressed written permission is prohibited. This publication is copyrightÓ 1999 North Creek Music Systems.

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 Ariel Standard Edition Crossover Network (revised for the D2905/9500 tweeter)

Component

Value

Manufacturer

R1a
R1b
R2
R3
R5
R6

0.50 Ohm
---
10.00
6.19
10.00
3.32

North
North
North
North
North
North

C1
C3
C5
C6

5.0 µF
2.0 µF
20.0 µF
10.0 µF

Crescendo
Zen
Zen
Zen

L1
L3
L5

0.30 mH
0.30 mH
1.00 mH

12 AWG Music Coil
14 AWG Music Coil
10 AWG Music Coil

Click for a photo of the assembled network.

 

North Creek Music Systems' Lynn Olsen Ariel version component comparison

Component

Part

Value

Standard

Signature

Tweeter (2)
Woofer (4)

D28-06S
P13WH-00-08

Soft Matched
Soft Matched

Soft Matched
Soft Matched

Perfect Pair
Perfect Quad

C1



C3


C5

C6

5.0µF



2.0µF


20.0µF

10.0µF

4.7uF Zen


2.0µF Zen


-none-

10µF Zen

5.0µF Cres.



2.0µF Zen


20µF Zen

10µF Zen

4.0µF Cres
1.0µF Cres
0.10µF Cres

2.0µF Zen
0.10µF Cres

20µF Zen

10µF Zen

L1

L3

L5

0.30mH

0.30mH

1.00mH

14 AWG

-none-

14 AWG

12 AWG

14 AWG

10 AWG

10 AWG

14 AWG

8 AWG

Crossover

Amplifier

Type

(suggested)

Internal

Transistor,
Tube

External

Tube,
SE Triode

External

Tube,
SE Triode

 

Note: all resistors are North

 

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