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This active subwoofer filter system provides the frequencies required to run the subwoofer within its limits. The purpose of this unit is to prevent the subwoofer speaker or circuit from overloading at unsupported frequencies. This approach can ensure the safety of the subwoofer speaker or driver circuit. This system consists of TL074 based active lowpass filter, highpass filter, and preamplifier stage. The lowpass filter is in 880Hz cutoff frequency. Highpass filter cutoff frequency can select from the rotary switch. In this given design, the highpass cutting frequencies are at 80Hz, 115Hz, 150Hz, and 180Hz.  Use the calculator application shown here to use this system for frequencies other than those mentioned above.  Finished prototype of an active subwoofer filter circuit. In this circuit, both lowpass filter and high pass filter uses a 3-pole Butterworth filter configuration. Here all the filter component values are calculated using the calculator application mentioned above.

The QN8035 is a stereo FM radio receiver launched by the Quintic Corporation . Compared to other popular digital FM tuners ( RDA5807 , TEA5767 , etc.), this tuner does not seem to be as popular among the DIY community. As we have seen, the biggest problem with this IC is the lack of information. During our initial search, we came across some details about this IC. Much of that information was confined to a product datasheet and a few undocumented GIT repositories. Based on the information we found on the internet, we concluded that Quintic was no longer in business. According to the NXP website , it stated that Quintic Corporation was acquired by NXP in 2015.  Although the Quintic is no longer in business, the QN8035 IC can still be purchase at a low price from online stores. In addition, we found several FM radio kits manufactured using this IC in online stores. Due to the lack of information, I decided to explore this IC to understand its functionality and limitations. In this