how to connect your equalizer--- onkyo EQ-540

[@sandlmv8301]

For those who want to do it properly. 'Tape out' from the amp to 'EQ in'. 'EQ out' to 'tape play' in the amp. Then press the 'tape monitor' button on the front of your amp. You need 2 pairs of cables for this. The way he shows on this video is incorrect, because the frequencies change with the volume. Done correctly through the tape loop as stated, the frequency settings remain the same when you change the volume, so your EQ settings remain stable at whatever volume you want to listen to. If you don't have a tape loop, then obviously you need to do pre amp out to EQ in then EQ out to power amp in, but you will be constantly changing your EQ settings depending on the volume.

[@b1llygo4t]

Sir, you are a gentle man and a scholar, I thank you. I decided to pull out and restore my dad's pioneer system and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to hook up the eq

[@sandlmv8301]

@@b1llygo4t You're welcome. Happy that you can set up your dad's stereo correctly. Some of the vintage pioneer stuff is very nice!

[@shane6326]

Yes your method is the right way to go with! 👍

[@CarlosPelao-oo4on]

Saludos !!!EXCELENTE!!! tu trabajo el que estas haciendo, yo tengo un Onkyo Digital A88-00 con un amplificador M504, con un ecualizador EQ540 y otro EQ201 y una platina TA2550 y un plato CP1500F y aguja tocadiscos Ortofon 40 y CD DX708, y la radio T4500,Todo los modelos del INTEGRA que es de lo mejor que de la onkyo NO hechos en masa la producción si no son selectos de la Onkyo Y los cables conectados al equipo son de la marca KabelDirekt Pro Series RCA y 4 Altavoces DAS R-212 . EN FIN TODO UN CLASICO DE LOS 80S Y 90S de equipos de sonido de aquella época, con los años jamás se me ha roto ningún modulo eso ya se ve de como trabajaban antes y los materiales de fabricación, espero tenerlo duarte ,muchos años por la calidad de un buen equipo musical ,saludos y muy buenos videos que tienes un gran like para tus grandes videos ya no se fabrican tan estupendos modelos de sonidos como estos aparatos ,es una pena , que hoy en día todo sea platico, saludos desde Barcelona - Podías hacer uno de Onkyo Interga también de Review

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

awesome setup by the way the 504 is very nice and thats coming from a die hard audiophile who likes Yamaha only and pioneer 2nd if you don't count my number 1 pioneer sx1980 that's a beast !!! and the sx1980 out a hurting in marantz in 1979 !

[@halseyballistic]

Awesome gear!

[@DeeTee79]

Love the setup. But between the bell and the bird it was confusing as hell. But still, sweet setup.

[@9496TULL]

Very nice equipment 👍

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

that's with a pre amp and amp with just a integrated amp or receiver you just run the eq threw tape 2 which acts as a monitor so anything that you chose to play plays threw eq tape 2 is actually a monitor so say if you playing cds hit your cd line then hit tape2 monitor and CD/radio/phono/ will all run off eq

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

very easy

[@geralyn3653]

I'm having trouble with my set up if you reply I'll post a video so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about but basically my eq isn't showing movement

[@johncrux5975]

Will dvd play with the tape 2 set up?

[@mariobrnabic4252]

What a great video. Thank you for sharing this valuable information. It certainly helped me a lot.

[@bakoe7604]

I realize those equalizers are for stereo only. Is There any way to connect a 5.1 equaliser to a reciever to apply to all channels?

[@pauldonoghue9379]

now it will work with out a tape monitor? Have a Onkyo Tx-Ds676 and trying to install a BSR 4000xr so I can customize THE SOUND!! Don't have power amp for line in though???

[@kingdiamondbanger]

Thanks for sharing

[@phoenix-kenzodapathaan5568]

Beautiful setup 👌 Got a technics SH-GE70, and wanted to connect to my onkyo tx-sr605 or to the other av, onkyo tx - sr702, as the technic equaliser lights up awesome and really adjusts sound to own taste!! Any help from anyone will be appreciated 👍

[@stallion63m35]

It's quite straight forward. Connect the outputs of the eq to the input of the amp.

[@scannercfchannel]

This is incorrect, you don’t connect the EQ to the preamp’s output. The way he’s doing it your EQ levels go up and down with the preamp’s volume whereas the EQ is supposed to always show and process the line-level signal regardless of your output volume. The right way to do it is looping the EQ through the tape rec/play connections like is explained in that very equalizer’s user manual.

[@CM-dw3gh]

Glad I saw this message before rigging myn up. I'll use the 'recorder 2' (md/tape). But then how will I play cd and get the equaliser output? I've only 2 left and right in and out ports on the equaliser..?

[@backstab86]

you can also use it as A+B speaker split, to get more dynamic sound.

[@sandlmv8301]

Can you please explain this a little more? Does this work without a tape player? I guess you set the monitor on the preamp to the tape record out? Is that correct?

[@backstab86]

@@sandlmv8301 if you have a loop back system, you use is as a insert. If you have a normal audio output (with cable adapters) you use it between whatever source and whatever monitors

[@spacesloth6496]

Hi. I have a Onkyo AMP A-8130 And Jvc Equ sea 70 And connected. Equ Trough. The aux of the AMP .. iT works but. Wrong ? Sow i shut connect trough tape connection ?

[@PedjoGT]

interesting...you switching on 2:30 parrot/bird also with eq on/off....

[@eem5240]

The bird seemed get alert with equalizer word. ha ha.

[@bernsteiner88]

LOL. I thought it was the speakers squeeking out hahaha!

[@joeypaulin7342]

Where did u get the speakers at I am looking for some

[@darko7633]

Andrew the buyer is ringing on the door.🤣

[@benhanson7673]

Incredible setup you have there but you might want to invest in some decent cables

[@vintagestereo]

I already did

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Very nice set up, I always used to get confused when it came to hooking up a equaliser, nice Video, Thumbs up

[@PedjoGT]

Interesting eq is Marantz 551 with mic and pink noise for equalize or deequalize room....after listening about half a hour... when i switched him off difference is big....all rooms equalize some negativ freq....

[@gorber81]

Glad to find another Onkyo Integra enthusiast. We have similar setup, i got the TA2600 tapedeck, CP1055-FII phono, P304 preamp and a M508 power amp, oh and the CD DX5500. I am hunting for an EQ540, righ now i got a Yamaha EQ1100, but ofcourse it needs to be switched to integra for homogenity. :D

[@jewllake]

just like me! I want the P308 but they want tooooooooooooo much $$ for it and it looks to have pretty much the same specs as the p304. I have the dx-7500 CD player and all have the rosewood side panels. It really is a great system!

[@gorber81]

@@jewllake Nice! i have panels for the 304 and 508. One of the lamps has blown in the 508 so i need to take apart. And the turntable does not autoreturn anymore so i have some projects ahead of me :)

[@jewllake]

@@gorber81 Ha! One of my lamps is also burned out, can't really notice it. I don't want to convert to LED so I bought the regular bulbs, and some that have green tint on them in case the rubber condom is brittle and breaks apart when removing it. I'll wait till another bulb fails. I've had the front cover off once and getting the 5 front buttons to line up through the front slit is not the easiest.

[@peterknight9753]

How do you connect A10 classic stereo amplifier to my Bose 901 with a active equalizer

[@Rotorzilla]

I'm interested in finding a 2nd M504 amp and M540 equalizer. Right now I have eq201 and M504 amp, tx sv717pro receiver. My receiver is very old and looking to upgrade my system

[@garrettperrin6836]

I have a blaupunkt equalizer BEA-155 how to wire to car radio

[@CMJPRO23]

Muchos recuerdos, donde compro un sansui de por lo menos 90 res Res Rms

[@PoppinWheeliez]

Use the tape loop. Not the pre out. Pre-out is to go to a separate power amp. The tape loop "noise floor" is much lower than the pre. Then use the tape monitor to initiate the equalized signal to the speakers. Then play with the sliders until you realize its better without an eq.

[@cemcem3175]

👍

[@JadeB628]

the question I have is. are you using an optical cable into the receiver? because that changes Everything. I've tried it. and I have a similar equalizer Onkyo Integra EQ35. and my Onkyo receiver is a TX-DS838. which was the Top of the line in 1999. the problem is. I have a digital signal in. but the equalizer is an analog one. not sure how to get around this.

[@nickfatsis9607]

It doesn't matter if you're using digital in, the audio is still going to come out of the tape 2 connection, connect your EQ to the tape 2 connection, press "tape 2 monitor" that's all you need.

[@CameronDSmith]

Do you still have the Onkyo EQ-540 and would you consider selling it?

[@idolhanz9842]

Try connecting a pre amp to a DSP soundfield / surround decoder and then to a DBX 3 band range expander and an equalizer too!

[@bonginkosiosborne2640]

Verry informative video 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I have Pioneer CR 333 equalizer, I want to connect to Sony receiver STKR_1500. My problem is I dont know what to select between Multimedia or MD/Tape. Please assist me 🙏🏻🙏🏻 it been a while this equalizer is not connected on my receiver. Thanks in advance.

[@Habbababba]

beauty

[@gullybop1695]

You seem like a nice guy, but your teaching methods could be better.....love the green by the way....looks great. I can understand the bird easier lol!!

[@larrycarter3285]

Lol

[@bnicholasvideo]

Yes....Repeat myself at least 3 times with everything I'm saying....Yes..

[@ManuelGarcia-nw2bg]

got me more confused

[@tonealicious]

The manual is correct way to hook it up.

[@housbinpharteen7445]

SO CAN I LISTEN TO MY RADIO ON MY RECIEVER WITH AN EQUALIZED SOUND?

[@vintagestereo]

Yes

[@suataydemir9144]

Hİ, Couldn't connect kenwood sound system can you help me. Kenwood RA-522 Reverberation Amplifier / Kenwood KA-322 Sterio Amplifier / Kenwood GE-522 Graphic Equalizer Kenwood KD-122R pikap Kenwood RA-522 Reverberation Amplifier Kenwood KA-322 Sterio Amplifier Kenwood KT-322 Stereo Tuner Kenwood KX-322 Stereo Casette Deck Kenwood GE-522 Graphic Equalizer

[@shailendrachaudhary9798]

इसमें जो equalizer display लगा हुआ है बो कैसे मिलेगा कृपया कोई बताइये।

[@MP_pov]

Great looking system but brave to put it on a glass table :-0

[@vintagestereo]

i can stand on this table and my weight is 130 kilo

[@MP_pov]

@@vintagestereo wow!

[@shaun5427]

I had everything running through EQ once until I unplugged all of it , now I forgot how I did , so I run EQ with a junction box instead . don't now how I did it but it worked .

[@PedjoGT]

Shaun Lomas amplifier pre out to eq in...and eq out to pre out in....kapish? 😉 in...out....out...in hahaha

[@kenwinsor1914]

Same shit happened to me. Now next weekend, I gotta sit down and figure all this out again thru my ADC SOUND SHAPER, that I bought new in 1989. I have my original Pioneer system, but I'm putting it all back together and my wires are monster cables and I scored still sealed new in boxes Cerwin Vega SL-15's 😁 next weekend gonna be a headache, but I always ran my stuff thru TAPE 2 😁❗

[@jimmyallen1088]

how can i connect a equalizer to a denon avr 899 to my cd player can someone please help...

[@sandlmv8301]

I know it's a late reply. I'm assuming you mean a denon avr989. Unfortunately the only way you can do it is by doing it this way. CD PLAYER OUT TO EQ IN. THEN EQ OUT INTO THE 'CD PLAYER IN' ON THE AMP. This will only allow you to equalize the signal from the cd player, but that's all you wanted I guess. I looked at the back of this amp online and it does have 'pre out' but it doesn't have 'power amp in' unfortunately. The Denon already has equalizer processing onboard in the form of different surround effects like rock,pop,hall,movie etc ..these different effects are typically just pre saved Equalizer settings. You should be able to adjust these manually for 2 channel stereo mode for music as well. Hope this helps someone. Cheers.

[@lovehorses2669]

Does an equalizer degrade the sound?

[@vintagestereo]

No it upgrade it

[@awiserbud]

This shows the correct way to connect assuming you have a seperate pre-amp and power-amp as this guy does, it basically uses a line in/out signal and allows equaliser adjustments before the signal is amplified, For those trying to connect an equaliser to an integrated amp (like the majority of separate amplifiers are) then you will need to use the tape inputs/outputs.

[@rav180779]

Вот бы такой комплект и можно на покой.

[@Vladanius]

😂

[@what_ever1971]

Wow that’s an old system

[@erickort1987]

how he pronounces ..booklets,lol

[@Dontdalla]

How do I connect a graphic equaliser to an amplifier that has no pre out?

[@gullybop1695]

No out poot?? Use the in poot!!

[@reynoldfleming5052]

Use input only other wise you'll fry something

[@cobraboy4182]

Je hoort het gewoon dat het een nederlander is

[@johanvanderpulst5250]

You did not connect it the right way. Je hebt hem niet op de juiste manier aangesloten.

[@stumblebum2310]

REC means Receiver not Record

[@karaDee2363]

You're wrong

[@NeptuneReturnz]

You have a lovely system but your cables are cheap junk. I'm not a hi fi snob but spend a few quid on cables.

[@vintagestereo]

watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnfZaH6Jo8mmnZY

[@Deeky76]

Every equaliser connects through the take deck via the amplifier.... You should stick to reading the manual fella, Your equipment will last longer

[@medikate8277]

I only fuk with Realistic vintage equipment.

[@bmanh2355]

Anyone have a BB gun for that annoying bird

[@andrewlorton8587]

And one for complainers too

[@davidedutremblay5050]

Your video was not helpful

[@flemminghedemann9672]

when you turn on the EQ the bird start singing, and the door bell start ringing, how did you do that.. :-)