I want to hook up an equalizer to this amplifier. Can I do it? I can't find a rear view of this product. Can you tell me? The audio source eq200 has a tape loop monitor. Can I do it with this component?

Hello Tracie, the PT260A team, does not have connections for the equalizer, what you can do is connect your audio source to the equalizer input and output it to an amplifier input
If you have more than one input that you want to equalize, then you should have a small sound mixer, connecting to this the different sources to play and the output of the console to the input of the equalizer and the output of this to the amplifier

Hola Tracie, el equipo PT260A, no cuenta con conexiones para el ecualizador, lo que puedes hacer es, conectar tu fuente de audio a la entrada del ecualizador y la salida del mismo a una entrada del amplificador
si tienes mas de una entrada que quieras ecualizar, entonces deberias contar con un mezclador de sonido chico, conectando a este las distintas fuentes a reproducir y la salida de la consola a la entrada del ecualizador y la salida de este al amplificador

I found only an 851A amp - I hope it is what you have or very similar. You can add an equalizer (or tape recorder for that matter) easily by making use of the amplifier's "Record In" & "Record Out" jacks. The amplifier's "Record Out" jacks should be patched to the equalizer's "In" jacks and the amplifier's "Record In" should be patched to the equalizer's "Out" jacks.

On the amp, select your source (1, 2, etc.) as usual. Press the "Rec In" button to divert the stereo source signals to the equalizer for customized shaping before being amplified - press again to bypass the equalizer and send the source stereo signals directly to the amplifier - and speakers.


https://techsupport.cambridgeaudio.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/200291492/Azur_851A_User_Manual_English.pdf

Instructions
Hook up an RCA patch cable
between the output of your car's
stereo receiver and the graphic
equalizer's RCA inputs. Use
stereo cables with male RCA
connectors.
Connect the equalizer's outputs
to the RCA inputs of your
amplifiers. How many cables you
need will depend upon the
number of amps in the system. In
most cases, you'll need two to
three to connect the equalizer to
the inputs of your amplifiers.
Hook up the equalizer to 12-volt
power. Use the same power
connections you used to connect
your amplifiers and receiver. The
equalizer's yellow wire should be
connected to a constant power
source, one that is not switched
off with the ignition, and the red
wire (not always present) to a
switched 12-volt power source.
Splice the wires by stripping the
insulation off the end of each
wire and then soldering or
crimping them together.
Connect the equalizer's blue
"turn-on" lead to the receiver's
blue wire. This turns the
equalizer on when the receiver is
powered up.

you have to tell us the rest of the sytem. Typically you will use INSERT cables, but that depends on the mixer or amp arrangement.

Here are three options to connect your EQ901B or a BOSE 901® Equalizer to a typical Audio Video Receiver (AVR). See:

https://deercreekaudio.com/blogs-%26-updates/f/connecting-your-eq901-to-an-audio-video-receiver-avr

Option 1: Adding a Separate Power Amplifier - Best Option
This option requires that you add a separate power amplifier.
1) Connect the pre-out main left and right to the EQ901 inputs 1 and 2, and the EQ901 outputs 1 and 2 to the power amplifier inputs left and right
2) Connect your 901 speaker to the power amplifier outputs
3) The equalized signal will now play through the front left and right speaker outputs in the stereo and home theater modes.

Option 2: Setting up Your EQ901 B Using Zone 2 Loop
1) Connect Zone 2 pre-out to the EQ901 input
2) Connect the EQ901 output to any unused analog input
3) Select the Zone 2 source as any input (i.e. CD player)
4) Select the Zone 1 source to the input selected in step 2
The equalized signal will now play through the front speaker outputs in Stereo Mode Zone 1.

Option 3: Setting up the EQ901 B Using Only a Single Source
1) Use this option if you have only one source. This example uses a CD player
2) Connect the EQ901 B in between the CD player and any AVR input
3) This may require the 2V input mode on the EQ901B
The equalized signal will play only the single source (i.e. CD) when the input referenced in line 2 is chosen

You could tell us how the tuner, cd and eq are connected for a start. I suspect a Tape Monitor or Source/Tape switch is involved, either in the EQ itself or on a receiver if you have one.

Then you could start isolating for bad connections and cables by swapping the (separate???) tuner into wherever the CD is connected.

Hook the signal source to the equalizer input and the equalizer output signal to one of the signal inputs on your amp. This is one way, but this way only one signal source will go through the equalizer (unless it has several signal inputs and a source selector switch).

The other way (inserting the equalizer between the preamp and the main amp) is:

If your amp has RCA connectors on the back named "preamp out" (or similar) and "power amp in" (or similar) that have slugs connecting them, remove the slugs, hook the "preamp out" signals from the amplifier unit to the signal inputs on the equalizer and outputs from the equalizer to the "power amp in" inputs on the amplifier.

Basically, what you do is that you insert the equalizer between the preamplifier section and the power amp section of the integrated amplifier so that you can still select the signal source without having to switch any signal cables (however, i can't say if your amp has got this type of "slug" connection feature between the preamp and the power amp on the rear panel, so i'm not sure which way you'll have to hook it up).

Hope you can make it work the way you want.

regards

Triarcuate

why do u want to use 3 amplifiers connected in series ?or even parellel.?remember in series amplifiers 1+1+1 does not make 3.it may make 10,hence the speakers may go bust .

Hello, if you want to put an equalizer on an amp then I would suggest you get a preamp style equalizer, non powered of course, take the rca output whichever one you want to use and conect it to the input on the equalizer. Then take the output from the equalizer and hook it up to the input on your amp. That's it. Most equalizers also have sub outputs, make sure you hook the correct output from the equalizer up to your amp. Also most have 3 outputs depending on the type you have. If you need more help just let me know, good luck

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always remember source, amp, then speakers. ex: cd to eq to amp to speakers and it goes: out from cd player into eq, out from eq into amp, out from amp into speakers . hope this makes it easier for you.