Hi everyone. I'm in need of some help from you folks and to make things worse I'm inquiring about something that seems to be unpopular...
But in the last month or two I've read through parts of this forum diligently and am convinced someone out there is generous enough to pitch in! I'm trying to incorporate an EQ into my turntable/receiver system. The table is a music hall 2.2 with an ortofon 2m blue cartridge and the receiver is a harmon kardon hk3490. The receiver has an option to line out between the preamp and amp, and also has a tape loop or recorder in/out. The two EQ boxes I'm trying to figure out are from Rane. These are a 1 channel 30 band and a 2 channel 15 band, and unsure which one is more appropriate. I'm hoping that someone can clue me in to why this idea is sacrilegious but also provide the technical details should I prove to be stubborn! lol. Here's what seems to be so confusing to me. The outputs on the receiver are RCA, (meaning unbalanced and mono?) and both EQs in question accept XLR and 1/8 jacks. However in the spec sheets, Rane says both processors accept TS and TRS jacks. So this leads me to believe I can hook either with an RCA/TS cable. But I don't know how this will affect the overall picture. Will an unbalanced signal into a 1 channel processor tweak both speakers in the headphones? Or if I do this unbalanced do I need to split the signal and go into a 2 channel processor. Or would it be better to use a direct box that converts the signal to balanced. And if so do I need a box on the way there and one on the way back or can one direct box handle there and back. lol. Another thing I don't know about that may be of importance is which circuit I choose on the receiver. In terms of balancing does it make a difference if I plug in between the preamp and amp, or is it balanced in the tape output (because it's after the amp?)
Sorry I'm lost with all this. Anyways, hopefully someone out there can help me...
Thanks in advance...
Hi everyone. I'm in need of some help from you folks and to make things worse I'm inquiring about something that seems to be unpopular...
But in the last month or two I've read through parts of this forum diligently and am convinced someone out there is generous enough to pitch in! I'm trying to incorporate an EQ into my turntable/receiver system. The table is a music hall 2.2 with an ortofon 2m blue cartridge and the receiver is a harmon kardon hk3490. The receiver has an option to line out between the preamp and amp, and also has a tape loop or recorder in/out. The two EQ boxes I'm trying to figure out are from Rane. These are a 1 channel 30 band and a 2 channel 15 band, and unsure which one is more appropriate. I'm hoping that someone can clue me in to why this idea is sacrilegious but also provide the technical details should I prove to be stubborn! lol. Here's what seems to be so confusing to me. The outputs on the receiver are RCA, (meaning unbalanced and mono?) and both EQs in question accept XLR and 1/8 jacks. However in the spec sheets, Rane says both processors accept TS and TRS jacks. So this leads me to believe I can hook either with an RCA/TS cable. But I don't know how this will affect the overall picture. Will an unbalanced signal into a 1 channel processor tweak both speakers in the headphones? Or if I do this unbalanced do I need to split the signal and go into a 2 channel processor. Or would it be better to use a direct box that converts the signal to balanced. And if so do I need a box on the way there and one on the way back or can one direct box handle there and back. lol. Another thing I don't know about that may be of importance is which circuit I choose on the receiver. In terms of balancing does it make a difference if I plug in between the preamp and amp, or is it balanced in the tape output (because it's after the amp?)
Sorry I'm lost with all this. Anyways, hopefully someone out there can help me...
Thanks in advance...