Connect my Rotel Amp - Equaliser- turn table -CD player

[Deejay]

What is the best way to connect my old Rotel RA-611 amp to a graphic equaliser to listen to a turntable (mainly) and CD player.
The Rotel has the facility of using it as a pre-amp and main amp by removing a bridged pin between them. Not sure how to use that and IF that will be of any use for this configuration.
This is a picture of the rear connections of the units I have.

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[Mrv8q]

Put the EQ line in and out into the Tape 1 in and out. Turntable into phono, CD into aux.

That Rotel should work great.

 

[Deejay]

Thanks a lot. Just to clarify, did you mean
EQ line OUT to Tape Monitor 1 IN (of the Amp) and
EQ line IN to Tape Monitor 1 OUT (of the Amp)
CD player and Turntable direct to amplifier

And I don’t need to play around with pre-amp and main amp pin -correct

 

[petehall347]

them ins and outs always confuse me . does no harm if connected backwards .it just wont work properly . think you also need tape monitor to on,
pre main jumpers stay in place ..

 

[RT Fan]

Yes, the Pins or Jumpers are if you want to use your Rotel Integrated Amplifier as a PreAmp,in which case you would remove the Jumpers and connect a Power Amplifier,(which is mono & the Pre converts it to a stereo signal), if you felt the need for more power from your system. Otherwise follow MRV8Q's advice. Enjoy.

 

[Mrv8q]

Thanks a lot. Just to clarify, did you mean
EQ line OUT to Tape Monitor 1 IN (of the Amp) and
EQ line IN to Tape Monitor 1 OUT (of the Amp)
CD player and Turntable direct to amplifier

And I don’t need to play around with pre-amp and main amp pin -correct

Yep!

 

[toxcrusadr]

them ins and outs always confuse me . does no harm if connected backwards .it just wont work properly . think you also need tape monitor to on,
pre main jumpers stay in place ..

Just to clarify for the OP, turn on Tape Monitor when you want the signal going through the EQ. Otherwise if you leave Tape Mon off, it does not go through the EQ. The source selector should always be set on whatever source you want to listen to (CD, etc.).