I've got an opportunity to get an older ADC 10-band EQ for cheap. I know purists out there poo-poo EQ's in favor of an unadulterated signal, but my first experiences with audiophile audio where with an EQ'd system. I remember pushing the defeat button only to be stunned at the difference in sound.
As a musician, I am very much interested in the nuance of music and often wish I could hear certain instruments more clearly (like the Violas), and EQ really helps with that. (I'm a violist myself, so I am also very biased towards them!)
Ok, now that I've explained myself, I need to know how to hook it up. On my older receiver, I had a Tape Monitor button that allowed me to run all my sources through the receiver, looped through the EQ, and then to my ears. All I had to do was make sure the Tape Monitor button was engaged and then use my receiver as normal. I didn't have to press any other buttons on the EQ itself.
My new receiver (old actually, but new to me) doesn't appear to have a Tape Monitor function. As you may have read in my other thread regarding amp's, I intend on using it as a preamp and hooking up to Marantz MA500 monoblock amps to drive my speakers.
Do I hook up the eq to the Pre Out terminals and then hook the amps to the eq? Please let me know if this sounds ok to you.
As a musician, I am very much interested in the nuance of music and often wish I could hear certain instruments more clearly (like the Violas), and EQ really helps with that. (I'm a violist myself, so I am also very biased towards them!)
Ok, now that I've explained myself, I need to know how to hook it up. On my older receiver, I had a Tape Monitor button that allowed me to run all my sources through the receiver, looped through the EQ, and then to my ears. All I had to do was make sure the Tape Monitor button was engaged and then use my receiver as normal. I didn't have to press any other buttons on the EQ itself.
My new receiver (old actually, but new to me) doesn't appear to have a Tape Monitor function. As you may have read in my other thread regarding amp's, I intend on using it as a preamp and hooking up to Marantz MA500 monoblock amps to drive my speakers.
Do I hook up the eq to the Pre Out terminals and then hook the amps to the eq? Please let me know if this sounds ok to you.
