AudioSource EQ200 10-Band Stereo Graphic Equalizer

I had invested in a good home theatre system but the sound output was lacking, I had a friend who recommended this product and I will forever be greatful to the EQ, My sound is just excellent. I highly recommend this product to you if you want good quality sound. It is just great.

I listen to a lot of music, and I've learned through the years that onboard equalizers for stereos are usually pretty worthless. So, in owning a relatively inexpensive(I paid around $500 for the Component Stereo and CD Player a few years back) sound system, it was worth my money to get an EQ that I could control. Now I'm going to admit right now, I'm a picky person when it comes to asthetics, which is partly why I bought the EQ200 in the first place. The unit is laid out very well, and looks better as a component than any other EQ on the market(outside of the recent Technical Pro brands(but from what I can tell, they're [...])). The sound quality, once you've tuned it into what your preference is, is absolutely top-notch. One of the best things about a good Equalizer is the ability to make an okay stereo sound like a system that costs much more than it actually is. The precise and accurate reproduction of the sound that comes from this EQ would make you expect to pay much more for the quality(as it makes CDs really come to life). I cannot express to you the difference this EQ will make with the right adjustments.

But here's my one gripe with this unit: it cuts out my audio channels for no particular reason. I have had 3 Units that do this, all show the symptoms within a month or two of breaking in. I know that it is an issue with the EQ, but I'm not so sure that it's the EQ at fault, so much as a disagreement somewhere between the stereo and the EQ itself. To explain(and not to discourage you from buying this EQ), I have an old Optimus EQ that I bought to literally replace this EQ(no where NEAR the quality) because of the problem, and the Optimus has never cut out on the channels. However, when I plugged the EQ200 into my alternate headphone stereo(1974 Scott Solid state, runs into my computer) I have not had a single problem with it. No removal of audio passage, no cutting out. So I'm convinced that my 5.1/Listening stereo does NOT agree with this Equalizer. What I cannot figure out is why it takes 2 months of clean operation for this to happen.

Also to be fair to Audiosource, every time I've had a problem with this unit, they listened to me, and replaced the unit for free. Even if they found nothing to be wrong with it(sent the last one in for repairs), they replaced it for me. I cannot complain about a company that's actually willing to help out its customer base.

4 stars only because of my inability to use it on my main stereo. But whatever, I'll be replacing that stereo in the next year or two anyway.

Buying an equalizer seems kind of retro these days, but I still have a good cassette dual deck and have recently purchased a reel to reel again.Used to have one years ago...now use both of these for fun and the occassional uploading of music from the old formats to my media center computer.The equalizer acts as a hook up device to have both decks on my stereo which is then hooked to my computer.It allows for some sound enhancing along with the computer.

This is an excellent sounding EQ with a very user friendly
layout. The only downside is the EQ display, which has LEDs for separate right and left channels, but is apparently wired
to run as the sum of both channels.

While the quality of this product is great, I highly recommend you find ANY other source to purchase than etronics! All the customer reviews I have read are poor and this one will be worse. They shipped us the wrong product;they wouldn't respond to us to get the right product, when they finally did send the right product, a month later we got the bill to pay for shipping the wrong product back to them! There is no way to contact them other than email. This place is a scam! Get the equalizer, from anywhere but etronics!