Please advise,
Tom R

What order xover are you using?

This method is very clever. It looks like the limiter limits the current surges/peaks to the speaker. I wonder if the energy being limited is made of frquencies outside the mid band.

-Linc
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Aphex 1788 mike preamp description:
"Microphone Output Limiter - All preamps have a maximum input level. Once that level is exceeded, there is no way to remove that very unpleasant distortion. In order to avoid that occurrence, many engineers set the preamp so that the expected peak level at maximum sound level is still at least 12dB below the clip point. While this provides some insurance against the preamp clipping, it causes a loss of noise performance and, in the case of digital, a loss of resolution. The Model 1788 has a unique limiter (patent pending) in the front end of the preamp which limits the output level of the microphone by as much as 20dB, hence the name 'Microphone Output Limiter'. This allows the engineer to get maximum noise performance and also allows maximum resolution for an analog to digital converter, all without worrying about crashing the preamp."

Tom R

I read the same- tube before the amp.

I asked a EE friend of mine about the operation of a std limiter, and he replied that it eliminates the signal peaks by acting as a variable gain stage. The low level signal recieves more gain and the high level signal less gain. This is often used where a mike is to loud and then to quiet as the singer moves about.

-Linc

48 db LR

Lito

Here is the limiter I have been using.

http://picasaweb.google.com/bernardo.lito/Array/photo#5130946822579695378

I don’t think there is any thing in the market that would accomplish the
negative limiting signal.I am sending you a copy of the schematic I am
using. It is very simple to make and maybe you can ask a friend who can
make it for you. Remember , I tried this with the open back arrays
wherin the effect is pronounced. You can try it with closed back and see
if it works for you. Anyways, I play with the adjustment via the
variable resisitor until it sounds right adjusting too the level of my
DCX. To my ears, I get a setting that is very pleasing to my ears and
sounds right.To me it’s like MAGIC. Don’t forget to maintain the correct
polarity to the speakers they are driving.If the polarity is reversed,
it becomes a positive going limiter. I think too that the daytons are a
lot lot better than what I am using.Good luck. I hope it will give you
the same pleasure I get from listening to them. By the way ,I am using
too a subwoofer and my NEO8 are open back too.x’over is at 754hz.It
sounds better with the subwoofer handling 100hz down.I also found out
that due to the sheer nos. of the drivers the importance of breaking in
the drivers before getting the max. result. I guess an array with so
many drivers makes every thing very pronounced. It is like a magnifying
glass.

Lito