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😕 Does anyone know how to daisy chain components from a tape loop ? There's no pre out / main in. I have an EQ, CD/mp3 player, and a tape deck Turntable is easy ... goes into phono. I'd prefer to do this without the use of a switch box, but if I really need that, it has to be inexpensive and easy to use. Any diagrams would be appreciated. Thanks everyone
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😕 Does anyone know how to daisy chain components from a tape loop ? There's no pre out / main in. I have an EQ, CD/mp3 player, and a tape deck Turntable is easy ... goes into phono. I'd prefer to do this without the use of a switch box, but if I really need that, it has to be inexpensive and easy to use. Any diagrams would be appreciated. Thanks everyone
This is my first post. 🙂
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If you have an integrated amp. with a phono input, it could be fairly old so I guess you are just having difficulty with the input labels? Most amplifiers have several switched inputs but years before there were digital sources, there were inputs usually named tuner, microphone, phono, auxiliary and tape. Do you have something like this?
Often you can use the tuner and auxiliary inputs for any line level signal you like - even digital players. Note though, that these inputs are more sensitive that needed for today's digital players, so if their outputs can't be turned down, their signal may overload the amplifier's inbuilt preamp. and the sound may become distorted.
Following the source inputs, there are the tape-out and tape-in connections to enable recording from inputs and playing back to the amplifier, even when the amp is busy playing another source. A tape monitor switch allows you to toggle between the original signal and the playback so that you can adjust recording levels and other balances correctly.
A second use of the tape out/in connections is to connect the equalizer in and out leads, fitting it as if it were a tape recorder but all that happens is you then have a fancy tone control which intercepts the signal from the preamp to the amplifier and allows you to alter the tone if you think it needs this. In the majority of cases though, these gizmos tend to be a little too cheap and make a mess of the sound, increasing noise levels quite dramatically too. The instructions for connecting it into your audio system were often printed on the rear but my suggestion would be, other than for curiosity, don't even think about it. Just forget the daisy chain idea and think of just a source feeding into the selector switches then to the tone/volume controls in the amp. That is also the point of input to the power amp. so you have only 2 things in a chain - source and integrated amplifier.
Here's a wiki on the subject: How to Hook up an Equalizer: 8 Steps - wikiHow
It wouldn't hurt though, to say what you have rather than us have to guess what they might be though. Audio systems have been changing over 50 years or more and so what you think is normal probably wasn't even dreamed of when your system was designed and we could be talking about different things so the advice may not make sense. What brand, model, power, stuff are you referring to?
If you have an integrated amp. with a phono input, it could be fairly old so I guess you are just having difficulty with the input labels? Most amplifiers have several switched inputs but years before there were digital sources, there were inputs usually named tuner, microphone, phono, auxiliary and tape. Do you have something like this?
Often you can use the tuner and auxiliary inputs for any line level signal you like - even digital players. Note though, that these inputs are more sensitive that needed for today's digital players, so if their outputs can't be turned down, their signal may overload the amplifier's inbuilt preamp. and the sound may become distorted.
Following the source inputs, there are the tape-out and tape-in connections to enable recording from inputs and playing back to the amplifier, even when the amp is busy playing another source. A tape monitor switch allows you to toggle between the original signal and the playback so that you can adjust recording levels and other balances correctly.
A second use of the tape out/in connections is to connect the equalizer in and out leads, fitting it as if it were a tape recorder but all that happens is you then have a fancy tone control which intercepts the signal from the preamp to the amplifier and allows you to alter the tone if you think it needs this. In the majority of cases though, these gizmos tend to be a little too cheap and make a mess of the sound, increasing noise levels quite dramatically too. The instructions for connecting it into your audio system were often printed on the rear but my suggestion would be, other than for curiosity, don't even think about it. Just forget the daisy chain idea and think of just a source feeding into the selector switches then to the tone/volume controls in the amp. That is also the point of input to the power amp. so you have only 2 things in a chain - source and integrated amplifier.
Here's a wiki on the subject: How to Hook up an Equalizer: 8 Steps - wikiHow
It wouldn't hurt though, to say what you have rather than us have to guess what they might be though. Audio systems have been changing over 50 years or more and so what you think is normal probably wasn't even dreamed of when your system was designed and we could be talking about different things so the advice may not make sense. What brand, model, power, stuff are you referring to?
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