[mariospeedwagon]

Hello,

I started enjoying vintage stereo equipment for about 5 years now and have a pretty decent setup at the moment.  Looking for recommendations on an equalizer and do not know if an expensive unit is the way to go. I am huge in to vinyl and my speaker setup has a lot of sub-woofers and trying to balance it all out.

Mario Speedwagon

[ArthurDent]

Greetings & Welcome to AC Mario Speedwagon      Any relation to REO ? 

[Phil A]

Welcome!

[Blackmore]

Welcome and we’re glad you’ve joined us at AudioCircle.

[mresseguie]

Welcome to AC, Mario.

Michael

[JLM]

Welcome Mario.
 
Have you found Audio Kinesis here at Audio Circle (child circle)?  Duke LeJeune speaks a lot about setting up multiple subwoofers (swarm is what he calls his offering).  Read Floyd O'Toole's "Sound Reproduction" to get a handle on the theory/advantages behind the proper use of multiple subs.  EQ should only be thought of as icing on the cake.  Best to start with a good room (proper size/shape/materials) then add treatments/subwoofers as needed/desired, finally look into EQ or nowadays DSP.  Old EQ units have tons of sliders which are notorious for collecting dust/rust/dirt film.

Note: avoid trying to bring up narrow frequency response dips (for instance a 20 dB dip takes 100 times the power to even it out) which can cause the amp to clip and instantly lead to speaker damage.

[JakeJ]

Hello and welcome to AC, mariospeedwagon.  Pictures, please.  Also an entry in the member systems section is always welcome.

[dB Cooper]

Welcome to the sweet spot

[FullRangeMan]

Welcome aboard Mario

[Jazzman53]

Welcome Mario,

You mentioned you are into vintage gear and you're looking for an EQ.  If you want to keep to vintage/analog rather than digital for the EQ, an Audio Control C101 is a very nice 80's vintage unit that comes with a mic, RTA & pink noise generator-- if you can find one they are very reliable and well built. 

Jazz

[FullRangeMan]

Most people want a EQ to up the bass, if its the Mario prob, I suggest dont spend cash in an EQ, instead change the speakers internal stuffing, for a first class service remove all the stuffing and before applying the new one paint all sides inside the enclosure with black mate paint and after add the new stuffing.
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=100689.0

[mariospeedwagon]

Thank you for that information.

Welcome Mario.
 
Have you found Audio Kinesis here at Audio Circle (child circle)?  Duke LeJeune speaks a lot about setting up multiple subwoofers (swarm is what he calls his offering).  Read Floyd O'Toole's "Sound Reproduction" to get a handle on the theory/advantages behind the proper use of multiple subs.  EQ should only be thought of as icing on the cake.  Best to start with a good room (proper size/shape/materials) then add treatments/subwoofers as needed/desired, finally look into EQ or nowadays DSP.  Old EQ units have tons of sliders which are notorious for collecting dust/rust/dirt film.

Note: avoid trying to bring up narrow frequency response dips (for instance a 20 dB dip takes 100 times the power to even it out) which can cause the amp to clip and instantly lead to speaker damage.

[mariospeedwagon]

Thanks for the link.  The bass is not my problem.  I'm running 2 Sansui SPX 11000's 2 and Kenwood KL 777DX.  I need my mids and highs to come through better.

Most people want a EQ to up the bass, if its the Mario prob, I suggest dont spend cash in an EQ, instead change the speakers internal stuffing, for a first class service remove all the stuffing and before applying the new one paint all sides inside the enclosure with black mate paint and after add the new stuffing.
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=100689.0

[FullRangeMan]

Thanks for the link.  The bass is not my problem.  I'm running 2 Sansui SPX 11000's 2 and Kenwood KL 777DX.  I need my mids and highs to come through better.

In this case stm you need delicacy and refinement, these speaker wont do it.
Since that time speakers evolve a lot in that area,