Yes I heard about the damping factor. My bass is really tight for an old tube amp, and I wonder if the system will be less so on the 8 ohm tap. I'll try it tonight and post back.
BTW I read on some site that Sid Smith and Saul Marantz disagreed about whether there should be a low frequency filter built into the 8B to filter out turntable rumble, so they compromised and made the "test" outputs without the filter (as Saul wanted) and the normal outputs with it, as Sid Smith wanted. So the "test" outs are the ones to use.
Jim
BTW I read on some site that Sid Smith and Saul Marantz disagreed about whether there should be a low frequency filter built into the 8B to filter out turntable rumble, so they compromised and made the "test" outputs without the filter (as Saul wanted) and the normal outputs with it, as Sid Smith wanted. So the "test" outs are the ones to use.
Jim