Receiver with pre outs or preamp

Realistic

Ok guys she's up and running, but the laptop is another story. I took a pic of her in all her beautiful glow I will post it once the laptop is cooperating. It appears that I can't hook up my beloved audio control equalizer, that kinda sucks because I really like the light show and the rumble reducer works very well for my TT. If any of you know of a way to hook it up please advise. Yes I am a very happy man.

Nightfall

Hook up the EQ between the preamp and the amplifier.

So:

P5 preouts > EQ in
EQ out > amplifier

Try without for a while too though.

Also, of course, the volume dial on the P5 will have an affect on the "lights" this way.

The only other way to do it would be to EQ a single source, so between your TT and the P5.

Realistic

Thanks nightfall, its pretty cool you have stuck around from the start with me buying my amp and preamp. Very much appreciated.

afterburnt

OK I am freaking out now!

Realistic

I knew it would happen, this is the most relaxed I have been in 2 weeks. Its a big deal man, she sure is sweet and it was worth the wait and I am happy I got the silver the lights look great against it. I will tell ya what these guys told me RELAX! Lol

afterburnt

What have you hooked it up to?

cfrizz

Congrats and enjoy!

afterburnt

I can hardly wait for mine to get here and then I can't think of other ways to use it in the systems that I don't have yet lol. Skip is gonna fix me up with all kinds of exotic stuff that I can't afford and I will buy anyway.

Realistic

Thanks cfrizz I am enjoying it very much, been on for roughly five hrs now. Afterburnt I have a pioneer TT, sony cd player and my Ipod. I am very low budget see pics I have posted they tell the tail but I am trying to get better stuff. Bob.

Realistic

I took a few new pics but they are not making it from my phone to the laptop I will ask my daughter to help me tomorrow.

pumpkinman

Realistic wrote: »

Afterburnt I have a pioneer TT, sony cd player and my Ipod. I am very low budget see pics I have posted they tell the tail but I am trying to get better stuff. Bob.

Doesn't matter what equipment you have as long as your enjoying it.

lightman1

^^^^^^ Sage words from the P-man. Just enjoy what the musicians have presented you. Equipment is just a conduit to bring it to you.
Keep on trucking Bob!

afterburnt

Wondering how he likes the the phono stage. among other things. Anticipation...

motorhead43026

For me the phono pre is where Parasound cut corners. Not that it is bad, just that the P5 in every other way far better than the phono pre.

Realistic

I am enjoying it very much. Fired it all back up at 8am, have to change the oil and filter for my daughter and then back to the music. I haven't tried out the phono yet but I will today. Just keep in mind that I am going from a receiver that was almost 40 yrs old to this and that I am no audiophile. I just love great sounding music.

Realistic

Thanks a lot guys I really enjoy talking with all of you.

tonyb

Realistic wrote: »

Thanks a lot guys I really enjoy talking with all of you.

Betcha your wallet doesn't feel the same way, enjoy pal.

jeremymarcinko

You are no audiophile?...well you are now. Welcome to the club...congrats and enjoy!

Realistic

That is true Tony but I am glad I made the jump. Jeremy thanks for the welcome this is a great place, I have learned a lot in a short period of time thanks to this forum and the people in it.

Realistic

I am diving back into the manual,I am confused on how to use the pre to turn on and turn of my amp? I am sure its simple enough to you guys but I have never owned such a beast. I don't want to damage anything. By the way I am glad to have the 1500 back in action I really missed the power.

motorhead43026

First off do you have an operating manual for the 1500? You can cut the end off one of the trigger wires that came with the P5. You will need to determine which is positive and which negative. I believe the tip of the jack plug is positive and the shaft negative. Hopefully someone else will chime in and verify. Then plug from the P5 12v out to the 12v in screw terminals on the 1500. I think the 1500 on /off switch has to be in the off position for the auto to work.

http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/169783/12v-trigger-cable-for-a-parasound

cfrizz

Why not keep it simple and just leave the amp on all the time.

tonyb

cfrizz wrote: »

Why not keep it simple and just leave the amp on all the time.

....or just push the power button. lol.

Motorhead hit it for you, and those trigger plugs are widely available so don't fret if you somehow destroy one. You won't hurt anything either btw.

Nightfall

Unless I am going to be away from home for more than 12 or so hours, a double shift at work, I leave my gear on 24/7. The only exception is my preamp gets shut off to preserve the life of the tubes.

Realistic

I have some Ted Nugent playing on the TT now. I always shut the amp off by the big switch on the front of the amp, lower left corner. I think that puts it in a stand by mode? I use the button on the front of the pre also, this puts it in stand by also I think?

Realistic

Nightfall I did not hook up the equalizer I think I have it sold, I hope. I don't think it needs to be there, I never really used it as a eq I just really dug the light show. I want to keep it simple and clean for the best possible sound I can get from the stuff I have. I also opted out of the trigger deal, once the old credit card is paid off I will be getting a power conditioner/surge protector. If the eq sells I am going to get a better rack for my stuff.

Realistic

I have my cd player hooked into analog and my blue tooth box for my Ipod hooked up via toslink, I have no coax on the back of my cd player but it does have toslink, is it just higher end cd players that have the single rca in the back? I would like to keep the Ipod running threw the dac, but I also want to run a cd player threw it also that is one of the reasons for the purchase. Please advise, I am sure these questions are mind numbing to you guys but I really need to lean on you guys for help and with your help I am able to make better decisions. Thanks again. Bob. PS, does anyone else get a little chubby looking at the illuminated red P on the pre? LOL. I love this thing.

txcoastal1

First you have to decide if the DAC in the CDP is better than in the P5
In most cases I'd rather use the CDP DAC than toslink

Realistic

Hi txcoastal nice to hear from you. My cd player does not have a dac, its a old sony cdp-xe500 it was my grandfathers. The pre has a hook up for what looks like a single rca cable that I would assume runs from the cd player then it would run threw the dac in the p5. I will have to upgrade cd player to take advantage of the p5s dac because mine does not offer this as a option. If I purchase a new cd player with built in dac would I run this threw the dac in the p5 also or hook the new cd player to a analog connection in the p5? Man I kinda feel like a idiot with the questions, and I do apologize if they are obvious but they are not to me. Bob.

txcoastal1

Your sony cdp-xe500 DA converter chips are:
CXD8567AM - CXD2545Q

You would use the line out from the CDP to source of P5