Nice pix of the inside of the player. But I'm compelled to say that I am a bit underwhelmed at the layout of the PCB inside the CD8. I know that sound is the ultimate goal and I don't mean to dis your nice player. It's just that the tube analog section doesn't seem isolated from both the PS sections or digital sections. Is the analog section that robust? And the position of the large rectifier tube seems a bit odd. I wonder how the wires are routed underneath the PCB- going all the way across the PCB from the 120VAC Tranformer to the rectifier tube. I have and appreciate my ARC gear so don't take me as being mean spirited. Others with more electronics knowledge than me may have some ideas for some quick and easy tweaks for your player.
