diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.c
index 9e8bae5f8..27c3fee59 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.c
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ void biquad_set(struct biquad *bq, enum biquad_type type, double freq)
 {
 
 	switch (type) {
+	case BQ_NONE:
+		set_coefficient(bq, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0);
+		break;
 	case BQ_LOWPASS:
 		biquad_lowpass(bq, freq);
 		break;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.h b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.h
index 8b7ecccaa..519a3275b 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/biquad.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct biquad {
 
 /* The type of the biquad filters */
 enum biquad_type {
+	BQ_NONE,
 	BQ_LOWPASS,
 	BQ_HIGHPASS,
 };
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-c.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-c.c
index 47b08f83e..2e4d25a20 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-c.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-c.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 /* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2018 Wim Taymans */
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
 
+#include <float.h>
+
 #include "channelmix-ops.h"
 
 static inline void clear_c(float *d, uint32_t n_samples)
@@ -63,6 +65,43 @@ channelmix_copy_c(struct channelmix *mix, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 		vol_c(d[i], s[i], mix->matrix[i][i], n_samples);
 }
 
+static void lr4_process_c(struct lr4 *lr4, float *dst, const float *src, const float vol, int samples)
+{
+	float x1 = lr4->x1;
+	float x2 = lr4->x2;
+	float y1 = lr4->y1;
+	float y2 = lr4->y2;
+	float b0 = lr4->bq.b0;
+	float b1 = lr4->bq.b1;
+	float b2 = lr4->bq.b2;
+	float a1 = lr4->bq.a1;
+	float a2 = lr4->bq.a2;
+	float x, y, z;
+	int i;
+
+	if (vol == 0.0f || !lr4->active) {
+		vol_c(dst, src, vol, samples);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
+		x  = src[i];
+		y  = b0 * x          + x1;
+		x1 = b1 * x - a1 * y + x2;
+		x2 = b2 * x - a2 * y;
+		z  = b0 * y          + y1;
+		y1 = b1 * y - a1 * z + y2;
+		y2 = b2 * y - a2 * z;
+		dst[i] = z * vol;
+	}
+#define F(x) (-FLT_MIN < (x) && (x) < FLT_MIN ? 0.0f : (x))
+	lr4->x1 = F(x1);
+	lr4->x2 = F(x2);
+	lr4->y1 = F(y1);
+	lr4->y2 = F(y2);
+#undef F
+}
+
 #define _M(ch)		(1UL << SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_ ## ch)
 
 void
@@ -100,10 +139,10 @@ channelmix_f32_n_m_c(struct channelmix *mix, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 			if (n_j == 0) {
 				clear_c(di, n_samples);
 			} else if (n_j == 1) {
-				lr4_process(&mix->lr4[i], di, sj[0], mj[0], n_samples);
+				lr4_process_c(&mix->lr4[i], di, sj[0], mj[0], n_samples);
 			} else {
 				conv_c(di, sj, mj, n_j, n_samples);
-				lr4_process(&mix->lr4[i], di, di, 1.0f, n_samples);
+				lr4_process_c(&mix->lr4[i], di, di, 1.0f, n_samples);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -239,8 +278,8 @@ channelmix_f32_2_3p1_c(struct channelmix *mix, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 				d[2][n] = c * 0.5f;
 			}
 		}
-		lr4_process(&mix->lr4[3], d[3], d[2], v3, n_samples);
-		lr4_process(&mix->lr4[2], d[2], d[2], v2, n_samples);
+		lr4_process_c(&mix->lr4[3], d[3], d[2], v3, n_samples);
+		lr4_process_c(&mix->lr4[2], d[2], d[2], v2, n_samples);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-sse.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-sse.c
index 36840286d..7a300b45f 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-sse.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops-sse.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "channelmix-ops.h"
 
 #include <xmmintrin.h>
+#include <float.h>
 
 static inline void clear_sse(float *d, uint32_t n_samples)
 {
@@ -149,6 +150,113 @@ void channelmix_copy_sse(struct channelmix *mix, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 		vol_sse(d[i], s[i], mix->matrix[i][i], n_samples);
 }
 
+static void lr4_process_sse(struct lr4 *lr4, float *dst, const float *src, const float vol, int samples)
+{
+	__m128 x, y, z;
+	__m128 b012;
+	__m128 a12;
+	__m128 x12, y12, v;
+	int i;
+
+	if (vol == 0.0f || !lr4->active) {
+		vol_sse(dst, src, vol, samples);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	b012 = _mm_setr_ps(lr4->bq.b0, lr4->bq.b1, lr4->bq.b2, 0.0f);	/* b0  b1  b2  0 */
+	a12 = _mm_setr_ps(0.0f, lr4->bq.a1, lr4->bq.a2, 0.0f);	  	/* 0   a1  a2  0 */
+	x12 = _mm_setr_ps(lr4->x1, lr4->x2, 0.0f, 0.0f);	  	/* x1  x2  0   0 */
+	y12 = _mm_setr_ps(lr4->y1, lr4->y2, 0.0f, 0.0f);	  	/* y1  y2  0   0 */
+	v = _mm_setr_ps(vol, vol, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
+		x = _mm_load1_ps(&src[i]);		/*  x         x         x      x */
+
+		z = _mm_mul_ps(x, b012);				/*  b0*x      b1*x      b2*x   0 */
+		z = _mm_add_ps(z, x12); 				/*  b0*x+x1   b1*x+x2   b2*x   0 */
+		y = _mm_shuffle_ps(z, z, _MM_SHUFFLE(0,0,0,0));	/*  b0*x+x1  b0*x+x1  b0*x+x1  b0*x+x1 = y*/
+		x = _mm_mul_ps(y, a12);			        /*  0        a1*y     a2*y     0 */
+		x = _mm_sub_ps(z, x);	 			/*  y        x1       x2       0 */
+		x12 = _mm_shuffle_ps(x, x, _MM_SHUFFLE(3,3,2,1));    /*  x1  x2  0  0*/
+
+		z = _mm_mul_ps(y, b012);
+		z = _mm_add_ps(z, y12);
+		x = _mm_shuffle_ps(z, z, _MM_SHUFFLE(0,0,0,0));
+		y = _mm_mul_ps(x, a12);
+		y = _mm_sub_ps(z, y);
+		y12 = _mm_shuffle_ps(y, y, _MM_SHUFFLE(3,3,2,1));
+
+		x = _mm_mul_ps(x, v);
+		_mm_store_ss(&dst[i], x);
+	}
+#define F(x) (-FLT_MIN < (x) && (x) < FLT_MIN ? 0.0f : (x))
+	lr4->x1 = F(x12[0]);
+	lr4->x2 = F(x12[1]);
+	lr4->y1 = F(y12[0]);
+	lr4->y2 = F(y12[1]);
+#undef F
+}
+
+static void lr4_process_2_sse(struct lr4 *lr40, struct lr4 *lr41, float *dst0, float *dst1,
+		const float *src0, const float *src1, const float vol0, const float vol1, uint32_t samples)
+{
+	__m128 x, y, z;
+	__m128 b0, b1, b2;
+	__m128 a1, a2;
+	__m128 x1, x2;
+	__m128 y1, y2, v;
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	b0 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->bq.b0, lr41->bq.b0, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	b1 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->bq.b1, lr41->bq.b1, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	b2 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->bq.b2, lr41->bq.b2, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	a1 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->bq.a1, lr41->bq.a1, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	a2 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->bq.a2, lr41->bq.a2, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	x1 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->x1, lr41->x1, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	x2 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->x2, lr41->x2, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	y1 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->y1, lr41->y1, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	y2 = _mm_setr_ps(lr40->y2, lr41->y2, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+	v = _mm_setr_ps(vol0, vol1, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
+		x = _mm_setr_ps(src0[i], src1[i], 0.0f, 0.0f);
+
+		y = _mm_mul_ps(x, b0);		/* y = x * b0 */
+		y = _mm_add_ps(y, x1);		/* y = x * b0 + x1*/
+		z = _mm_mul_ps(y, a1);		/* z = a1 * y */
+		x1 = _mm_mul_ps(x, b1);		/* x1 = x * b1 */
+		x1 = _mm_add_ps(x1, x2);	/* x1 = x * b1 + x2*/
+		x1 = _mm_sub_ps(x1, z);		/* x1 = x * b1 + x2 - a1 * y*/
+		z = _mm_mul_ps(y, a2);		/* z = a2 * y */
+		x2 = _mm_mul_ps(x, b2);		/* x2 = x * b2 */
+		x2 = _mm_sub_ps(x2, z);		/* x2 = x * b2 - a2 * y*/
+
+		x = _mm_mul_ps(y, b0);		/* y = x * b0 */
+		x = _mm_add_ps(x, y1);		/* y = x * b0 + x1*/
+		z = _mm_mul_ps(x, a1);		/* z = a1 * y */
+		y1 = _mm_mul_ps(y, b1);		/* x1 = x * b1 */
+		y1 = _mm_add_ps(y1, y2);	/* x1 = x * b1 + x2*/
+		y1 = _mm_sub_ps(y1, z);		/* x1 = x * b1 + x2 - a1 * y*/
+		z = _mm_mul_ps(x, a2);		/* z = a2 * y */
+		y2 = _mm_mul_ps(y, b2);		/* x2 = x * b2 */
+		y2 = _mm_sub_ps(y2, z);		/* x2 = x * b2 - a2 * y*/
+
+		x = _mm_mul_ps(x, v);
+		dst0[i] = x[0];
+		dst1[i] = x[1];
+	}
+#define F(x) (-FLT_MIN < (x) && (x) < FLT_MIN ? 0.0f : (x))
+	lr40->x1 = F(x1[0]);
+	lr40->x2 = F(x2[0]);
+	lr40->y1 = F(y1[0]);
+	lr40->y2 = F(y2[0]);
+	lr41->x1 = F(x1[1]);
+	lr41->x2 = F(x2[1]);
+	lr41->y1 = F(y1[1]);
+	lr41->y2 = F(y2[1]);
+#undef F
+}
+
 void
 channelmix_f32_n_m_sse(struct channelmix *mix, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 		   const void * SPA_RESTRICT src[], uint32_t n_samples)
@@ -172,13 +280,10 @@ channelmix_f32_n_m_sse(struct channelmix *mix, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 		if (n_j == 0) {
 			clear_sse(di, n_samples);
 		} else if (n_j == 1) {
-			if (mix->lr4[i].active)
-				lr4_process(&mix->lr4[i], di, sj[0], mj[0], n_samples);
-			else
-				vol_sse(di, sj[0], mj[0], n_samples);
+			lr4_process_sse(&mix->lr4[i], di, sj[0], mj[0], n_samples);
 		} else {
 			conv_sse(di, sj, mj, n_j, n_samples);
-			lr4_process(&mix->lr4[i], di, di, 1.0f, n_samples);
+			lr4_process_sse(&mix->lr4[i], di, di, 1.0f, n_samples);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -239,8 +344,7 @@ channelmix_f32_2_3p1_sse(struct channelmix *mix, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 				_mm_store_ss(&d[2][n], _mm_mul_ss(c[0], mh));
 			}
 		}
-		lr4_process(&mix->lr4[3], d[3], d[2], v3, n_samples);
-		lr4_process(&mix->lr4[2], d[2], d[2], v2, n_samples);
+		lr4_process_2_sse(&mix->lr4[3], &mix->lr4[2], d[3], d[2], d[2], d[2], v3, v2, n_samples);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c
index 553ac7306..015d285ed 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ done:
 			spa_log_info(mix->log, "channel %d is FC cutoff:%f", ic, mix->fc_cutoff);
 			lr4_set(&mix->lr4[ic], BQ_LOWPASS, mix->fc_cutoff / mix->freq);
 		} else {
-			mix->lr4[ic].active = false;
+			lr4_set(&mix->lr4[ic], BQ_NONE, mix->fc_cutoff / mix->freq);
 		}
 		ic++;
 	}
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.c
index 177cf6106..ba3eaf023 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.c
@@ -15,50 +15,5 @@ void lr4_set(struct lr4 *lr4, enum biquad_type type, float freq)
 	lr4->x2 = 0;
 	lr4->y1 = 0;
 	lr4->y2 = 0;
-	lr4->z1 = 0;
-	lr4->z2 = 0;
-	lr4->active = true;
-}
-
-void lr4_process(struct lr4 *lr4, float *dst, const float *src, const float vol, int samples)
-{
-	float x1 = lr4->x1;
-	float x2 = lr4->x2;
-	float y1 = lr4->y1;
-	float y2 = lr4->y2;
-	float b0 = lr4->bq.b0;
-	float b1 = lr4->bq.b1;
-	float b2 = lr4->bq.b2;
-	float a1 = lr4->bq.a1;
-	float a2 = lr4->bq.a2;
-	float x, y, z;
-	int i;
-
-	if (vol == 0.0f) {
-		memset(dst, 0, samples * sizeof(float));
-		return;
-	} else if (!lr4->active) {
-		if (src != dst || vol != 1.0f) {
-			for (i = 0; i < samples; i++)
-				dst[i] = src[i] * vol;
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
-		x  = src[i];
-		y  = b0 * x          + x1;
-		x1 = b1 * x - a1 * y + x2;
-		x2 = b2 * x - a2 * y;
-		z  = b0 * y          + y1;
-		y1 = b1 * y - a1 * z + y2;
-		y2 = b2 * y - a2 * z;
-		dst[i] = z * vol;
-	}
-#define F(x) (-FLT_MIN < (x) && (x) < FLT_MIN ? 0.0f : (x))
-	lr4->x1 = F(x1);
-	lr4->x2 = F(x2);
-	lr4->y1 = F(y1);
-	lr4->y2 = F(y2);
-#undef F
+	lr4->active = type != BQ_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.h b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.h
index b6f458baf..34bf80f80 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/crossover.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct lr4 {
 	struct biquad bq;
 	float x1, x2;
 	float y1, y2;
-	float z1, z2;
 	bool active;
 };