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Both phonostage and remote are options with the T8.http://www.avahifi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=188
... a slow drawn out crawl to the grave...one cell at a time....
I highly recommend keeping the amplifier solid state and using the tubes elsewhere, such as in the preamp or DAC. In my opinion bass response suffers when tubes are in the actual amplifier; control gets sloppy and it's noticeable with music.
I do have a question, I see a lot of people talking about modern CDs being "bad recordings" what does that mean exactly? How do you know its bad?Frank
poorly mixed or recorded CDs has become a huge issue for me. i had a nice Denon surround amp. most CDs sounded ok through it. i guess it just smoothed everything out and wasnt very resolving. when i changed to EAD/parasound, i found over half my CDs were barely listenable. people describe it as "fatigue" from the sound, and thats exactly what happened to me. those overly compressed disks just grate at you. some of the worst even have fairly high levels of back ground hiss, like listening to a dirty record. the difference can be blatantly obvious with some compilation CDs. some good recording scattered amongst the bad. i am trying to listen to more jazz, small ensemble and classical music because i find much of this has been recorded by an engineer who gave a s###. the punk, ska and classic rock i prefer just isnt enjoyable on good equipment
I have to disagree with you slightly. I have what I would consider pretty good equipment, and I listen to a wide variety of music. It all sounds enjoyable, just to different extents.
For the most part if you don't listen to popular music, you won't have to put up with poorly-recorded CDs. I listen almost solely to "classical" music, with a smattering of jazz. I don't have a large collection, maybe 300 discs, and I can count on one hand those that don't have a good to excellent recording quality. If the recording quality is good, I can tolerate a not so great performance, but not vice versa.Paul
well, i just finished an accoustical treatment to the back wall in our listening room. i am waiting for my speakers from jim to do the front wall. it has helped a great deal with the edginess that was so annoying. before, about one hour of listening was all i could stand - one poorly recorded CD all the way through. my current speakers are quite old and are anything but airy or bright. maybe the EAD/parasound are tilted that direction. good material i can literly listen to for hours, and do. i am sure there is a human factor here as well, not just the recording, equipment and accoustics. my 50yo ears have been to way too many loud concerts. i am starting from scratch when the STs arrive. the accoustics will be covered, and i will just groom everything around the speakers. hopefully my current equipment will be satisfying. if not, its off to tube land! my wife likes the way they glow
