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Low Pass Filter Circuit for Subwoofer

Last Updated on September 12, 2020 by Swagatam 34 Comments

The post explains a simple low pass filter circuit which can be used in conjunction with subwoofer amplifiers for acquiring extreme cuts or bass in the frequency range 30 and 200Hz, which is adjustable.

How it Works

Several low pass filter circuits for subwoofer application are presented all over the net however this one is an upgraded example.

The circuit provided here utilizes the high efficiency opamp TL062 from ST Micro electronics. TL062 is a twin high input impedance J-FET opamp exhibiting minimal power consumption and large slew rate.

The opamp possesses outstanding digital attributes as well as being exceptionally compatible with this circuit.

Between the two opamps inside TLC062, one is connected in form of the mixer with pre amplifier stage. The left/right channels are linked to the inverting input of IC1a for mixing.

The gain of first stage may be tweaked utilizing POT R3.The output of the 1st stage is hooked up to the input of next stage via the filter circuit containing parts R5,R6,R7,R8,C4 and C5.

The second opamp (IC1b) functions as a buffer as well as the filtered output can be obtained at the pin 7 of the TLC062.

If you are interested to create your own low pass filter with a single IC 741 and customize it, then the following discussion might help!

Simple Active Low Pass Filter Circuit Using IC 741

In electronics, filter circuits are basically employed for restricting the passage of a certain frequency range while allowing some other band of frequency into the further stages of the circuit.

Types of Low Pass Filters

Primarily there are three types of frequency filters that are used for the above mentioned operations.

These are: Low pass filter, high pass filter and the band pass filter.
As the name suggests, a low pass filter circuit will allow all frequencies below a certain set frequency range.

A high pass filter circuit will allow only the frequencies which are higher than the preferred set range of frequency while a band pass filter will allow only an intermediate band of frequencies to flow to the next stage, inhibiting all frequencies which may be outside this set range of oscillations.

Filters are generally made with two types of configurations, the active type and the passive type.
Passive type filter are less efficient and involve complicated inductor and capacitor networks, making the unit bulky and undesirable.

However these will not require any power requirement for itself to operate, a benefit too small to be considered really useful.

Contrary to this active type of filters are very efficient, can be optimized to the point and are less complicated in terms of component count and calculations.

In this article we are discussing a very simple circuit of a low pass filter, which was requested by one of our avid readers Mr.Bourgeoisie.

Looking at the circuit diagram we can see a very easy configuration consisting of a single opamp as the main active component.
The resistors and the capacitors are discretely dimensioned for a 50 Hz cut OFF, meaning no frequency above 50 Hz will be allowed to pass through the circuit into the output.

Circuit Diagram

Sub-woofer Low Pass Filter using Transistors

The circuit diagram exhibits an active low-pass filter layout that can be assigned any preferred cut-off point, across a large range easily by computing a couple of magnitudes for four capacitors. The filter includes an RC -network and a pair of NPN/PNP BJTs.

low pass filter using two transistors

The transistor specifications shown could be straightaway substituted by some other varieties without altering the circuit's functionality. The supply voltage utilized must be between 6 and 12 V.

The capacitor values picked out for C1 to C4 establish the cut-off frequency. These magnitudes could be acquired from the below given two formulae:

C1 = C2 = C3 = 7.56 / fC

C4 = 4.46 / fC

Here, fC provides the desired cut-off frequency (in Hertz). In this formula the amplitude response is down 3 dB, and the values for C1 to C4 are calculated in micro farads (If we use the unit in kHz, the result will be presented in nanofarad values and putting MHz will create picofarad units.) As an example the calculated effect is indicated for a filter constructed with C1 = C2 = C3 = 5n6 and C4 = 3n3.

The '-3 dB point' in this scenario develops at 1350 Hz. One octave greater, at 2700 Hz, the attenuation is already 19 dB.

For technical explanation of the circuit you may refer to the data provided here.

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  2. Aju says

    Sir, how to cut off low frequency signals at an amplifier output? I mean b/w amplifier and speakers.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Hi Aju, sorry I have no idea about it!

      Reply
  3. Evans mworeh says

    Sir,after integrating this low pass filter to an already working amplifier with base and trebble controls,will the controls still function as they used to? Or the whole amp output will be a bass amp? If so what can be done to have a distinction between bass and trebble in the same amp using the above filter idea?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Evans, you said you wanted a sub woofer filter, so the above is the recommended one…If you want both bass and treble then you will need the circuit which is explained in the following article

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/small-stereo-amplifier-circuit-with-bass-treble/

      Reply
      • Evans mworeh says

        Got you

        Reply
  4. Evans mworeh says

    The above circuit require a dual power supply?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      you can use the last circuit with a single supply also. Add a resistive divider at the junction of pin3 and C1. The resistive divider could be made using two 10K resistors in series, whose ends can be connected across +/0V of the supply.

      Reply
  5. Evans mworeh says

    Is it possible to get both high and low pass using this circuit for bass speaker and mid-range speaker? How?

    Reply
  6. Lior says

    With this C4,C5 R,5,6,7,8 Values the freq. range will be 18 to 105 HZ not 30 to 200Hz

    Reply
  7. Dayo says

    Please I need an active filter for inverter circuit. Thanks

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Sorry, I do not have the necessary calculation for it at the moment, I’ll try to get it if possible

      Reply
  8. JAYANATH says

    dear sir
    Low Pass Filter Circuit for Sub woofer
    request answer please
    1.The wattage of resistors quarter watt s enough?
    2. 22k pot is dual gang stereo type?
    3. What is the output woofer impedance and watt ? 4ohm 50w is enough ?
    4. L in and R in lines other wire is connected with ground ?(input)
    output other wire is taken from ground isnt it ?
    Thank you sir

    Reply
    • Swag says

      Dear Jayanth,

      I think the R2 link must be removed, the input cannot be dual if the output is a single output.
      So please ignore the R2 link
      1) all resistors are 1/4 watt 5%
      2) 22K pot is a dual ganged pot
      3) impedance will depend on the type of amplifier used, it is not related to the above circuit

      Reply
      • JAYANATH says

        thanks for early reply sir
        ok i will do same.
        i will make this circuit recently and let you know sir.

        Reply
        • Swag says

          Sure! Wish you all the best!

          Reply
          • JAYANATH says

            sir circuit is working perfectly. thanks

            Reply
            • Swag says

              Glad it is working jayanth, keep up the good work!

      • Sasisharan D. says

        R1 and R2 acts as a mixer of both L&R channels, its important when you are building a 2+1 system.

        Reply
        • Swag says

          OK, but how can we get a stereo response using this circuit?

          Reply
      • JAYANATH says

        sir this circuit is working fine with 100w amp.but i want to increase the bass effect further more. for that what are the components and values to be change sir?

        Reply
        • Swag says

          Hello jayanth, for customized design you can refer to the following article and adjust the values according to your preference

          https://www.homemade-circuits.com/design-high-pass-filter-circuit-quickly/

          Reply
  9. Jack says

    help me I want to make metal detector wit high sensitivity. ( that is when ever it detects metal an indicator will glow only.) thanks in advance

    Reply
    • Swag says

      sorry jack, I do not have any practical experience with metal detectors.

      Reply
  10. Jack says

    I need ur help I build a metal detector. wit 555 and it work but my problem is I need d out to be either high or low state. I even couple d o/p to op-amp no response. but there is variation in d 555 o/p .what I don’t like is that the sound is on always… *irritating * .help me out o

    Reply
    • Swag says

      which circuit did you make?

      Reply
  11. Jack says

    what is d function dual pot of 22k? can I use the 10k, 50k,100k dual . *(sir or I can series 12k+ 10k)

    Reply
    • Swag says

      it is probably for controlling the high frequency range, you can use 50 k pot or 10+12K pots in series.

      Reply
  12. Kesav.N says

    Hai sir
    In my area shop 0.47uf available only in 400v 474code….
    Shall i use it sir…
    Audio gain will be loss or not

    Reply
    • Swag says

      Hi, Kesav, it will work but it will look quite bulky….anyway you can use it, audio will not get affected.

      Reply
      • Kesav.N says

        Thank u sir…
        Sir one doubt…
        I see one low pass filter circuit past 1 year back
        Using 0.56uf , 0.47uf and 39nf..
        In my area shop there is no 39nf till now…is there any alternate…while using alternate any effects will be loss or not..

        Reply
        • Swag says

          Kesav, the capacitors in a filter circuit determine the range of the input frequency, if you change it the outcome might get affected…you can learn more about it here

          https://homemade-circuits.com/2016/01/design-low-pass-filter-circuit-quickly.html

          Reply
  13. Joseph Gynferd says

    Very useful circuit, tryin' to build this one asap the only problem is lack of transistor 2N3905,, can i replace those bjt by two-parallel BC547?

    Reply
  14. Vinovignesh Ramalingam says

    What is that part of resistors r6 and r7?

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      those are pots….variable resistors

      Reply



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