just checking availability

Sure, an external EQ will allow you to pump up the bass, but is this the effect you want? It's not a realistic level of bass, and not true to the original mix. You have a nice system, an outboard EQ for the purposes you describe would be 2 steps back, in my opinion. BUT, it's your dollars and your system; look for a used Soundcraftsmen.

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EQ's are legitimately used when set-up with a pink noise generator and professional mic, for the purpose of flattening in-room response. Your purpose, as I understand it, is to have a more flexible tone control.

As far as dual-cassette decks, I don't have clue brotha...been too long for me. I haven't had a cassette deck since 1985.

Originally posted by audiobliss
...And, flexible tone control is exaclty what I was lookin' fer.:D

That's why I have one , a cheap AudioSource EQ 100 that matches the rest of my system.

Did you know that MS Media Player has a digital graphic equalizer built in.

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Toshiba 42" RPHDTV (42H83)
TW Cable (Pioneer Voyager HDTV)
Toshiba DVD (SD-3900)
Onkyo 360w 6.1 (TX-SR501B)
AudioSource EQ 100
HP 8775C / ATI AIW 9600XT128
Philips pos DVD/VCR
Monster MSS4 Speaker Selector
Acoustic Research short ICs
Radio Shack long ICs
Polk R50 L/R Mains
Polk R30 L/R Surrounds
Polk CSi40/R50 Center
Polk R30 Rear Center
Polk RTi70 L/R B-Mains (A/B bi-amp)
Sony 10" Sub-Woofer

I suspect the Onkyo was running a "loudness" circuit as well.

It's a tough call, sometimes what sounds good isn't really true to the original. Most people have what I call a "bass sweet tooth." And like the sound of (lets call it) reinforced bass. Hey, to each his own; it's your money, your system, and should be setup the way you like it.

Originally posted by audiobliss
Are you sure you can't adjust the recording level? I though you could.

There might be, but I have never seen one. When I was using casette decks, I was doing some heavy duty Grateful Dead boot trading. I recieved a lot Then again, I havent owned or listened to casettes since 96. I di a lott of concer taping, and that is when i sold my old sony d6 casette recorder for a sony pcm-m1 DAT

Originally posted by steveinaz
EQ's are legitimately used when set-up with a pink noise generator and professional mic, for the purpose of flattening in-room response.

yeah, if you're gonna have an eq, you gotta go for the ring.

it's worth mentioning though, you can use an eq to muscle a flat response but if you need wild gain swings to get it done there's a good chance the room and gear are being pressed into one type of distortion or another. humbly, i think, like bass eq,.. good gear, placement and treatments first, then tap it with the eq hammer as lightly as possible.

it's been 20 years since i've paid attention to equalizers and frequency analyzers (around when keying command prompts were all the rage), so i don't know what's available today, but, i'd look for:

digital, for memory options for different curves (ie near, far, loud, soft, music, movies) and, for me, it would just be easier to work with number values than a slides or knobs.

if not, more detents than just the 0 gain position or ability to easily read precise positions on the scale.

controls with a physically long throw from minimum to maximum gain (maybe 3 to 4 inches).

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I'll check, not sure if they are still being made or not. Got mine sometime ago.

Marly

I just wanted to check your interest. Since you are interested in it @ the $18.00 price, send me a PM with your address and I'll just send it to you. I'll even throw in some cables.