T+A K8 User Manual - page 3
When T+A launched the fi rst CD receivers of the K-Series back in 1996, those were our most compact units – compressed
highend from the larger production series, as it were. Since then we have pursued this concept with many successful devices.
Thus the know-how and the insights we have gathered e.g. during the development of our large BD 1260 R highend BluRay
player will of course prove advantageous for an all-in-one solution like the K8! And its seven power amp modules will of
course benefi t from the technology of the POWER PLANT high performance amplifi er of our E-Series.
The K-Series concept has thrilled and convinced thousands of users: excellent sound, perfect picture, easy to use, highest
grade materials and a timeless, elegant design in a compact housing.
The K8 is the new product in the K-range and certainly the most complex device we have developed and produced so far.
It is the powerful heart of an ultra-modern home cinema surround system, equipped with the fi nest technologies today’s
market has to offer. At the same time the K8 is extremely fl exible to use; so the dedicated and demanding home cineast
will defi nitely get his money’s worth with the 7.1 features and the excellent BluRay reproduction as will those people for
whom 5.1 or 3.1 loudspeaker setups will do, and even two-channel purists will fi nd high-class stereo modes. Since the K8
boasts no less than seven power amplifi ers with more than 150 watts continuous output power each and in addition has a
very intelligent control concept, it can fi ll up to three side rooms with independently controlled stereo sound, according
to the selected operating mode. We have deliberately chosen very strong, excellent sounding power amplifi ers, so that the
ambitious music and video lover can also connect larger, power-hungry loudspeakers and the acoustic supply of large rooms
will pose no problems. The high dynamic and level requirements of many BluRay discs are met hands down.
Concerning A/V devices, we at T+A also attach great importance to great sound, which is why we use a high-grade BluRay
drive of the latest generation. It does not only deliver a superb picture with BluRay and DVD, but also a notably good CD
reproduction. We use only fi rst-class audiophile D/A converters by Burr-Brown, for the front channels (stereo) even in
the balanced differential mode. All current Dolby and DTS HD formats are available and will be decoded by our highend
audio board.
The video board designed by T+A has an outstanding picture quality, for it uses a cutting-edge video processor from
Genesis whose sophisticated scaler can upscale the video data from the analogue inputs and from DVDs to 1080p at the
most. So you can also connect older source devices without HDMI output to the K8 and run them with ultimate quality via
the HDMI 1.4a output. Thus all modern TV sets, beamers and panels can be fed in an optimal manner. For external video
sources there are three HDMI inputs which transfer 3D formats as well. A USB port on the front panel allows to contact
the BluRay drive and to enter audio, video and photo data fi les.
Certainly the K8 has an FM RDS tuner with very good reception characteristics and RDS capability. Furthermore two
high-quality analogue inputs (e.g. for TV and turntable), one tape input and two digital inputs are waiting for additional
audio sources.
And owing to the highend streaming client of the Music Player of the E- and R-Series, the K8 offers access to all new
media. Via the rear USB port this device gets access to MP3 players and USB media storers, web radio and network mu-
sic servers, furthermore you can dock and control an iPod. A LAN socket makes contact with the network and internally
connects the BluRay drive, the TV or the streaming client with the internet.
We have gone to great lengths to endow the K8 with an easy and intelligent operation. Despite its numerous possibilities
it offers an intuitive and esay handling, directly on the device as well as with the included remote control.
The perfect design of the K8 is unique, unmistakable, typically T+A and contrasts pleasantly with the standard look of
countless mass products.