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| Brand: AudioSource
Category: CE
List Price: $159.99
Buy New: $99.09
You Save: $60.90 (38%)
New (37)
Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 7553
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 17.1 x 16.5 x 2.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: EQ200
Model: EQ200
UPC: 041087160003
EAN: 0041087160003
ASIN: B00001P584
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 17
 Great sound, but has a major defect June 14, 2007
Jeffrey D. Flynn (Brooklyn, New york USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I recently purchased three EQ100's for a 5.1 channel HD-DVD home theater system. I wanted to equalize the sound of the high definition analog audio out on my HD-DVD player, having an older sound processor that doesn't offer tonal balance via 5.1 analog inputs I decided to hook up three equalizers to get the sound I was looking for. I looked into a lot of equalizers, Pyle, Gem, QSC ect. I originally wanted to buy a set of professional equalizers but a few weeks ago J&R was selling refurbished EQ100's for $39, that's a steal for any equalizer, so I picked up three units. I should note, there's no difference between the EQ100 and 200, it's the same unit.
Once everything was hooked up and set up properly the sound quality was amazing. The sound quality these equalizers put out brought a smile to my face, I honestly wasn't expected much from them, but the EQ100's delivered the goods. After about 3 weeks of use, I started to notice my speakers cutting out. Having high end speakers I knew they weren't bad, I initially thought maybe my amp was being pushed too hard, but after running sound sweeps at nearly full volume I knew my amp was rock solid. After examining the equalizers I realized that the "sticky button" problem others have had with their units was happening to mine. After wiggling around the eq on/off button it was apparent that this was the cause of the problem. Now this is not an isolated problem either, I bought 3 of these equalizers and all 3 of them have this problem, this is a defect and a design flaw. The problem is not that button sticks though, the problem is that the connection that the button is suppose to make fails to bridge, kind of like a light switch that's just almost switched on making the lights flicker on and off, It's big defect.
I fixed the sticky button problem on my equalizers by removing the switch and soldering a piece of wire to permanently bridge the connection so I don't have to worry about anything cutting out. Since I'm using these equalizers for one purpose this solution works for me.
The EQ100/200 offers great sound quality, but because of the button defects I don't recommend this product. If you can get this equalizer cheap and don't mind a little work you can solder and bridge the button contacts as I did, and the unit will work with no problems. Otherwise buy a professional equalizer, Pyle pro, gem, DBX and QSC make excellent equalizers. I'm eventually going to toss these equalizers for DBX, you get what you pay for as they say, buy the best if you can.
 Best product May 9, 2007
Justin B. Nguyen (Fort Worth, TX USA)
This is the EQ for its price. I am enjoing it everyday. Buy it.
A Great Way to Expand Range February 16, 2007
Michael C. Anderson (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This equiptment does require a solid speaker/amp set up. This will give you the capability to blow out cheaper speakers due to a lack of internal limiting circuitry. Not a complaint at all though.
The range on this thing is very good, also allows you to EQ recordings you make to CD, Tape or MP3 if desired. Made the music sound much bigger and sharper. Especially feeling my CD's were flat in sonic output. If not desired, the bypass button will stop this effect with a single touch.
Mine was built a year or so ago, sat around in it's box and yes, got "sticky" before it was sold. I quickly resolved this by blowing dust with aerosol out while pushing the buttons in and out. Not a problem since.
Smooth operation that doesn't impart a "click" onto your recorded media when reproducing and fine tuning things live. Plated plugs and a turntable ground wire in the rear all plusses aswell. Quite pleased, gonna buy another.
JUNK February 2, 2007
Tuliproom (Tallahassee, FL)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I read another review on here complaining about the "sticky buttons" on the Audio Source EQ 200. After reading another review saying their unit worked fine with no button problems, I decided to take a chance, hoping that the other reviewer's button problem was an isolated incident. Wishful thinking. I've had the EQ 200 for about a week and the same problem showed up on mine. I was listening to an old album on my turntable when one of the stereo channels just cut out. At first I thought it might be a loose cable, or worse, a problem with the cartridge on my turntable. Then I remembered the review about the "sticky buttons." Sure enough, I went to the EQ and jiggled the buttons, and the sound cut in and out as I did so. After jiggling them a few times the problem went away for a while, then it out of nowhere started acting up again. It's not so much that they "stick," as it is that they just plain don't work properly. The have a "cheap" feel to them; all the switches appear to be mounted to a single flimsy bracket. When you press one switch you can see the adjacent ones move. Besides the fact they don't work, they are confusing and limited the way they are formatted. They don't let you monitor the tape deck's output when recording; something that should be a standard feature of an EQ. The buttons on my old Radio Shack/Optimus EQ made a lot more sense in how they operated for dubbing/monitoring. There are a couple other annoyances on the Audio Source, too. The analyzer display has no sensitivity adjustment; when I play my CD player, the display is just maxed out. You can adjust the display by turning down the input level knobs, but I only want to turn down the display, NOT the volume! The "0" line on the EQ should be a different color for easily identifying the relative position of the sliders, but it is simply white like all the lines, which makes it difficult to easily identify the center line. If I were keeping the unit, I would take care of this problem with a magic marker. There are also no scale markings on the input level control knobs, leaving you to guess as to when you have the left and right balanced. The sound quality seems decent when it works, but what good is a stereo component if the sound cuts out while you're listening to your music? The illuminated sliders and spectrum analyzer look neat, but hey, I don't buy a stereo component just for looks. Seeing as other people have complained of the same button issue, I'm sure Audio Source has to be aware of the problem. Obviously, they are not going to invest the resources to correct the problem on something as obsolete as a graphic equalizer. It's too bad, since this model seems to be pretty much the only EQ left on the market for a home stereo. The only other EQ I found other than professional models for rack-mount systems, was a TEAC model which doesn't have as many inputs as the Audio Source. I am returning the Audio Source for a full refund; no sense having them send me another one when undoubtedly it will have the same defect. I guess I will try my luck with the TEAC, either that or put up with the muddy sound my stereo has without an EQ. I will just have to do the old cable swapping routine if I want to do any dubbing with the TEAC.
very good September 13, 2006
Byron Guidry (Marrero, LA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was completely amazed at the quality of the product for the price. I have owned severel different types of equalizers in the past and this one is very nice. Can't go wrong.
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