re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

Okay, so if you open the Sony manual, the fifth picture shows the left side of the back of the receiver. Below the antenna connections, there is the Tape Recorder section and to the right of those RCA connections are the Preamp/Power connections with the jumpers that bridge the preamp and the power amp. If you are only going to use the Bose speakers it's probably easiest to pull the jumpers and use those connections to hookup the Bose Equalizer. So with the power disconnected, remove the jumpers and run a pair of cables (2 RCA plugs each), one set from Preamp Out to the Tape Input Amplifier Connections (left section back of the Bose Equalizer). Keep the polarity consistent (usually the RCA cable will have red and white plastic covers or bands) So connect Red to Right and White to Left on both units. Connect the second cable pair from the Equalizer Tape Out to the Power In of the Receiver. Power it up and it should work.

The Receiver does have the capability of connecting two set of speakers. If you had another set of speakers, then you would have to connect the Bose equalizer through the Tape Recorder connections and leave the Preamp/Power jumpers in place. Same connections, Tape 1 Recorder Out to the Equalizer Input and Equalizer Rec Out to the Tape 1 input. Once you do this then you would use the Tape 1 Monitor switch/button on the front to the Receiver to put the Equalizer in line. You would only be able to listen to one pair of speakers at a time, The Bose Equalizer will not work with non Bose speakers. So you would use the Tape 1 Monitor to to connect/disconnect the Equalizer as needed.

Hope this helps