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Thread: Stereo equilizer component |
    
New member Username: Wormgate
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-09
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| Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:49 pm: |
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How is the home equilizer hooked up to an older
stereo receiver, Technics, Kenwood, etc.? |
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Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 12268
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 04:36 am: |
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Larry, it goes in the tape loop. |
New member Username: Wormgate
Post Number: 2
Registered: May-09
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 06:58 am: |
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Thank you. Is there a way to have the effects of the equilizer apply to the sound of the CD input? I don't use a csst tape player, please? |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 9530
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 10:10 am: |
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As Nuck previously stated.. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 12276
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 12:16 pm: |
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The tape loop covers all inputs, LM, as it is in the output stage.
Do you really need this componant, or is it for fun?
Parabolic EQ's can be useful, but there is a lot of circuitry in there to kill good music.
Welcome to the forum, again.
What kind of setup are you running?
What are you looking to achieve musically?
Enquiring minds and all that. |
New member Username: Wormgate
Post Number: 3
Registered: May-09
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 01:23 pm: |
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Nuck: Mostly for fun and functionality. I like to boost the midrange and lows. I write classical music and need a full range of frequencies. Right now, I'm building speaker cabinets with 10" Celestion speakers and a JBL tweeter. It's a puzzle how to
connect the 2 stage crossover. Any ideas? The
Celestions are 16 ohm, so I plan to wire them in
parallel for 8 ohms. Thank you |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 12280
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 04:47 pm: |
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LM, as you build the XO's, be sure to put them on the outside of the cab for quick changes, and use push-in connectors for the wire to save solder and time.
This is where maybe active XO's come into play.
Is the design new to you or is it a proven one?
I do not recommend a blind build. |
New member Username: Wormgate
Post Number: 4
Registered: May-09
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 06:58 pm: |
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I appreciate any help you can give me I'm as green
as a solar panel when it comes to the XO. I know
it operates on resonant frequencies for each of the
Woofers and the tweeter. It's a JBL heavy duty
tweeter. It is not a bublble disk. I want high's for the flutes and clarinets, middle for the violas and bassoon, and I have a dedicated subwoofer for the
contrabass...but no where really to wire in the sub.
It's a 10" Jensen JP10SW, active. It cranks. Presently it is wired in parallel with the right speaker. I plan to use a PYLE mini-amp, 75 watts,
an a new Magnavox DVD/CDR deck for the source.
I have a schematic for the passive XO's: The woofer circuit is 80mh coil and 8 uF capacitor. The
tweeter circuit is 4ohm resistor, 3uF cap in series,
with a 20 mH coil in parallel between the two caps
of the tweeter and woofer. There are 2 leads each
on the XO for the tweeter connection and the woofer connection. The 10" woofers in parallel will go on quick connectors to the woofer leads, and
the JBL will go on the quick connectors for the tweeter. Then the XO has - and + push type
speaker wire connectors to wire to the 1/4" guitar
type female jack. Sound OK to you? |
New member Username: Wormgate
Post Number: 5
Registered: May-09
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 07:04 pm: |
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NUCK: The XO is at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem%26item%3D180351092899&_trksid=p275 9.l1259
--Thanks, Larry |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 12284
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 07:12 pm: |
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LM, the link was dead, but as far as I can tell, you have laid out a 2nd order XO, which is just not likely to work.
My suggestion is to read into XO networks, paying particular attention to butterfield's.
The 4th Order(and above) XO is where the bass units should be designated, again, just as far as I can tell. |
New member Username: Wormgate
Post Number: 6
Registered: May-09
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| Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 08:14 pm: |
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Nuck: You were right. The sound produced was
static and noise. I chucked them. I'm looking into
ART 311 Stereo 2-Way Crossover with Sub Out
from Amazon. com. Sound OK?
--Larry |
