Speaker crossover calculator
This speaker crossover calculator returns the corner frequency of a passive LC filter network from the inductor and capacitor you plan to install in a loudspeaker crossover.
Run — free
Enter inductance L in henries and capacitance C in farads, and the engine returns the crossover frequency fc in hertz together with the angular frequency ωc in radians per second, using the closed form fc equals one over two pi times the square root of L times C. That identity is the classic second-order LC target used when you already have parts on the bench and need the frequency they define before measuring the full acoustic response. Checks you can verify by hand include one millihenry with ten microfarads near fifteen hundred ninety-two hertz, and half a millihenry with four point seven microfarads near three thousand two hundred eighty-five hertz. The path is pure finite arithmetic with no network calls, no sampling, and no date-dependent shortcuts. Use it free in the browser while sketching a two-way or three-way passive network, or call the API at $0.002 per successful request when you need reproducible crossover fixtures in CI, parts databases, or design automation.
How to use it
Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.
Check your inputs
Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.
Use it again or automate it
Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.
What you can do with it
Get an answer now
Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.
Compare scenarios
Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.
Automate repeated work
Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.
FAQ
How do I use this capability?
Complete the fields above and run it on this page. The form highlights anything that needs attention.
For developers — API access
Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.
API endpoint
Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.
Call it from your stack
curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/elec/crossover-frequency \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"inductance":0.001,"capacitance":0.00001}'const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/elec/crossover-frequency", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"inductance": 0.001,
"capacitance": 0.00001
})
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();import os, requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.kit.forhosting.com/elec/crossover-frequency",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
json={
"inductance": 0.001,
"capacitance": 0.00001
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/elec/crossover-frequency", false, stream_context_create([
"http" => [
"method" => "POST",
"header" => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
"content" => '{"inductance":0.001,"capacitance":0.00001}',
],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"inductance":0.001,"capacitance":0.00001}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/elec/crossover-frequency", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)Example request
{
"inductance": 0.001,
"capacitance": 0.00001
}Example response
{
"task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"type": "elec.crossover_frequency",
"status": "queued",
"_links": {
"result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
}
}The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.
Pricing
Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.
Limits
max_abs_l | 1000000000000000 |
max_abs_c | 1000000000000000 |
Errors
| HTTP | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
401 | unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key. |
402 | insufficient_balance | Your balance doesn't cover the task price. |
404 | unknown_type | That task type doesn't exist. |
429 | rate_limited | Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling. |