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Help Need tone ctrl on a reference integrated

I may be asking the impossible - Does anyone have a recomendation on how to get tone control for my speakers while using an Albarry PP-1 Reference integrated? It doesn't have main-ins or pre-ins. I live in a condo and, for my next door neighbor's sake, I must turn the bass down @ night. Can I buy an external crossover and bi-pass the internal in my thiel CS 2's? This Albarry sounds soooo cool that I hate to sell it...I need to control bass though and i've already spent a fortune adding drywall to my walls to deaden the transfer between units. I've also bought 2 other good integrateds since buying this Albarry and I hate them all! any pointers would be appreciated greatly
mattcecil

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mattcecil OP
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Thanks Rgcards *again*...I contacted the one Musical Fidelity distributor in N. America and he wasn't familiar with a tone control made by them...i'm gonna keep on looking though. Your responses have made my day, thanks!!
mattcecil OP
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Rgcards, can I use one of my other integrated amps as the equalizer/tone control you recomend using? I'd have the tape 2 out on the Albarry going into the main-in on my '80 Marantz 1122 dc (fully restored) then a cable from the pre-out on the marantz into the tape 2 in on the Albarry.
Am I close? It'd be awesome if this works..I like both pieces a lot.
mattcecil OP
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Thanks to both Herman and Rgcards! I'll definitely look into all your suggestions...I really like the idea of plugging a tone control into the tape monitor, and i'll definitely run to Radio Shack and look into getting a high pass filter of some sort. With the tape monitor set-up...would I keep my source inputs the same or would I plug the source into the tape monitor input as well? ie, would I have to plug my source into the same input as the external tone control??
mattcecil OP
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Thanks Satch! I looked all over MF's site but couldn't find anything current...its a bit strange that the only distributor in N. America (listed on the site anyway) wasn't familiar with this, but then again it may be an old product...I will try and hunt one down.

Do you know if, for the time being, I can use an integrated amp with tone controls to do the same thing but running the tape 2 monitor into the main ins and pre-outs the other integrated??
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