Old EQ/new system

[Jonny Rotten]

I have a new Yamaha 673 receiver coming tomorrow.
I have an old Yamaha EQ 70.(15 years,works perfect)
Is it worth hooking it up or is there potential to make it sound worse being its so old.(no HDMI on EQ)
Klipsch klf 10 mains

Newbie!!

 

[shadyJ]

Sounds like its time to say goodbye to the EQ, unless you like a certain shape it is able to bend the FR. Try the Yamaha's YPAO first and onboard EQ features, you may find the separate EQ not worth having. On the other hand, it's always fun to have an EQ you can play with in realtime without having to dig into some receiver's GUI. If your source is a computer, check out Nevi's EQ for winamp, that is a lot of fun too.

 

[slipperybidness]

I like having an old-school EQ on my 2 channel rig. (on mine) You can always hit the bypass button to take it out of the chain.

I don't use it all the time, but I like the option. For some reason, most posters on this forum are anti-eq. I like the option.

You already have it, so hook it up and see if it suits you are not.

 

[markw]

Unless your receiver has a tape monitor loop it may be a moot point.

You need that to connect an equalizer but, if it has BOTH preamp outputs AND power amp inputs, you can use them also, at least for any two channels of your choice.

 

[endless ent]

Bi-wire

Clean power is what it is. Old or new matters little to the solid state amp. Consider bi-wiring in your old amp or receiver to the Klipsch, as I believe your golden shorting bars on the four binding posts are easily removed and replaced with quality thin stranded Oxygen Free Copper of 16 Guage or so conductors. Thin strands are better as power actually flows on the greater surface area of the thin strands. the doubling of wire via bi-wire is another plus for responsiveness by splitting the bass frequencies off to a seperate wire. The amps also handling the highs alone or bass alone should clean up noticeably. Eq's alone tend to add noise, particulary externals, but internal equalization doesn't have much downside when handled in the digital domain of the receiver.