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Graphic Equalizer with a modern amp

MJ74

MJ74

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Hi all, after some advice please..

I've been doing some research but can't find a definitive answer as to whether it is possible to hook up my Technics SH-GE70 graphic equalizer to my Onkyo HT-R548 home cinema amp.

The Onkyo amp doesn't have a tape monitor or pre-amp in and outs (only a preout for subwoofer) but it does have VCR/DVD in and out. I also have a separate source selector box that I can add into the mix if needs be.

Pic of Onkyo connections: http://www.intl.onkyo.com/products/av_components/av_receivers/ht-r548/im_rear.jpg

Pic of SH-GE70 connections: http://hifiaudiophilevintage.qis.ro...tz-sansui-pioneer_MPE-F-4314529390_052013.jpg

Input selector box: https://goo.gl/pvEcLD

I am wondering whether the simplest option would be to connect the source selector box output to the line in on the GE and then line out from GE to a source (eg AUX) in on the amp. My turntable has a inbuilt phono stage so I can also plug that into the input selector box.

Any advice will be gratefully received.
 
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MJ74 said:
I am wondering whether the simplest option would be to connect the source selector box output to the line in on the GE and then line out from GE to a source (eg AUX) in on the amp.
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If you want the option of multiple inputs, that's the simplest solution.
 
Yeah, the source selector -> EQ -> receiver option is the best option. In fact, it's the only option.
 
Are you sure the Onkyo is set up properly for 2-ch playback?

Any time I hear such a report of that bad of sound from HT receiver I immediately think of setup. Not that I'm suggesting it will necessarily sound better than your other but "terrible" often suggests a setup problem.
 
^^^ What whoaru99 said. Had the same problem with a DVD player, it was set for 5.1 channel mode and had some effects going on. Sounded terrible. Hooked it up to my TV with a HDMI cable and used the remote with the onscreen menus to turn everything off but 2 channel play back. Worked great after that.

BillWojo
 
It was actually the speaker (Wharfedale Diamond 9.0) grilles - I refitted them while swapping amps in case I damaged one as I'm working in a confined space. Took them off and the sound went from muddy and very flat to full, crisp and detailed - basically very similar to what it was through the Technics amp, albeit I had to up the bass a little via the GE. Alan Parsons Project sounding as they should again.. Thanks for everybody's input.
 
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A bit too much whiskey here (and a neighbor probably hates me) but I recall that you want to put a line level signal through the EQ to keep the noise floor (hiss) low.
 
I had the same issue some time back when I wanted to hook up an EQ to my Onkyo (stereo) receiver, which doesn't have tape loop connections; I was told it couldn't be done (unless I wanted just one source to be EQ'ed, which I don't -- I want every source to run through the equalizer)...
 
Still wasn't happy with the sound so I swapped the Onkyo back out for the SU600. Night and day - the Technics is just a far better amp.
 
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