Heavy Duty Nikko 10-Band EQ EQ 20
$195.00
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High quality 10-band Nikko equalizer, rack-mountable.
2 rack space 1984 model, made in Japan. Features ratcheting “click” faders, RCA connectors, tape monitor switch, switchable gain settings. Looks and sounds excellent, it performs as it should with static free sliders.
Description:
The EQ20 lets you custom tailor the sound of any program source for optimum frequency response in your particular acoustic environment.
Frequencies are adjustable at octave intervals from 31.5Hz to 16kHz, with a total of ten sliders per channel.
Also available are pre-EQ and post-EQ tape monitor switches for A/B comparison, and EQ gain control.
Specifications:
Output Level: 1V (7V max)
Gain: ± 6dB
Frequency response: 10Hz to 50kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio: 100dB
Total harmonic distortion: 0.008%
Control Range: ± 12dB
Frequency Bands: 31.5, 63, 125, 250, 500, 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16KHz
Dimensions: 482 x 92 x 231mm, Weight: 5kg
Asking just $195 for this very solid made in Japan Nikko EQ; buy with confidence and benefit from Radique’s “Bumper to Bumper” warranty and Perpetual trade back policy.
| Weight | 14 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 13 × 23 × 7.6 in |
Nikko was a Japanese hi-fi maker whose components were sold from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, best known for its Alpha power amplifiers and Beta preamplifiers. The brand no longer exists. We carry Nikko power amplifiers, preamplifiers, stereo receivers, tuners and equalizers. We've had more than 35 Nikko listings so far. Every used Nikko here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.
Our best-selling Nikko models so far: the Beta 30 preamplifier and the Alpha 230 power amplifier, followed by the NT-700 II tuner and the Alpha 130 power amplifier.
The Nikko story
One of Nikko's first hi-fi products was the TRM-50 integrated amplifier of September 1969, and its STA receivers and FAM tuners followed in the early 1970s.
The Professional Series. From 1977 Nikko sold Alpha power amplifiers and Beta preamplifiers, designed to be paired, alongside NR receivers, Gamma and NT tuners and EQ graphic equalizers.
The end. The last Alpha models date from 1988 to 1991, and Nikko hi-fi ended in the early 1990s. It has no connection with Nikko, the radio-control toy maker.
Which Nikko is which?
Late 1960s to early 1970s: TRM integrated amps, STA receivers and FAM tuners.
Alpha power amps: the Alpha I to VI (1977 to 1982), the Alpha 220 and 440 (1979 to 1983), the Alpha 130, 230, 450 and 650 of the mid 1980s, and later models up to the Alpha 2000 (1988 to 1991).
Beta preamps: the Beta I to V (1977 to 1979), the Beta 20 and 40 (1981), the Beta 30 and 50 (1982) and later models. The Beta 30 was built from 1982 to 1985.
NR receivers: such as the NR-700 of 1981 to 1983, at 40 watts per channel.
Tuners and equalizers: Gamma and NT tuners such as the NT-700 II (1985 to 1987), and EQ equalizers such as the EQII of 1979.
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