Vacuum tubed tone control???

I'm all for the idea of an equalizer and I don't mind giving up a little resolution either if it helps to provide musicality and an ultimately satisfying sound. You may want to take a look at the Avalon line of equalizers. Don't see or hear much about them in the audio forums, but I've always lusted after one. They have a tubed one too. Anyone want to chime in on Avalon?

http://www.avalondesign.com/products.html

It's taken me this long to figure it out, but McIntosh offers a "high dollar" pre-amp with tone controls! I think it's the C2200, or something like that. According to the reviews, it's pretty good. That having been said, I wonder what it sounds like compared to the usual suspects, ARC, CJ, Cary?

What an innovative idea! A tone control. Who would have thunk it?

(I wish some of our favorite mfrs would wake up and install switchable tone controls in at least some of their lines. Some of us--the ones who are sick of "really accurate" systems on which 30+% of our CDs (including many we would REALLY like to listen to) are unlistenable--would probably pay extra for the privilege of being able to monkey with the sound of those 30% of our CDs, so we can hear them with some modicum of pleasure.)

I will take you up on your offer. I just read the T1951 manual, and I am intrigued. I like the fact that it can be set to a "hard bypass" when EQ or added "tube warmth" is not desired. The specs look impressive, but I was wondering: How much does it raise the noise floor? How useful would it be when digitizing analog sources to CD-R (for example, smoothing out an LP that has excessive treble energy)? Does Behringer's claim of minimal phase shift seem to be accurate? Is it difficult to keep all those pots clean of dust that would make them scratchy-sounding? Thanks in advance for your reply.

The above post was supposed to be addressed to Joeylawn36111. Sorry about that!

I won't tell if you won't. ;>)