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I put a Yaqin CD-2 tube buffer between the "pre in" and "main out" on my Marantz 2226 and it sounds phenomenal! Im driving a pair of B&W DM2mkII and I cant believe the improvement. The soundstage just doubled in size. This tube buffer is what got me into tubes in the first place and is once again proving lots of fun. If you've never tried tubes, try a tube buffer. Versatile and inexpensive, Try it practically anywhere in the chain to get a taste of that glorious tube magic!
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...are a great sounding add-on; for many systems. I first heard the phenomenon with a tube/FET headphone amp used between CD payer and Aux In on my tube preamp. Wow ! What a difference in spatial efx and sonic warmth compared to the lowly CdP directly into the Aux In.
However, with some systems, the CDP can be awesome by itself. Trying this with my higher end cdp, the efx were not as pronounced. Now, your usage between pre amp and power amp stage adding "better" sound is real; for you with your application, in your system. Perhaps, a phono stage with tubes may be your next trial with fire...
For Tesla, the buffer may not add anything positive that another gain stage could not accomplish. Then again, the buffer and hybrid headphone amps acting as buffers, have another advantage; that of impedance matching. They may indeed sound better than a cathode follower stage, or even a plate follower stage.
What is most important here is system integration; leading to system synergy. What sounds good to you is the most important factor. If using an extra buffer stage, or a different buffer stage than say a common cathode follower, sounds nice; then by all means, do it...and ENJOY !
I agree,
It seems the better the source end, the less the effect. I used one between a DVD and preamp for a while, and it made listening to a CD quite tolerable.
...very advantageous, sonically speaking. Have you ever tried the tube/FET headphone amps as a preamp ? They can sound great !
Never tried tube/fet combo. The buffer was a temporary fix until my tube preamp was finished. Since then I haven't needed it.
Perhaps I should try this idea between my Paragon 12A pre and Quad II monoblocks?
There are two theories to arguing with women, but...neither has worked
"Why not go all tube?"
The speakers! However any number of GOOD sounding rigs have been put together employing tubed preamplfication and SS power amplification.
Eli D.
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