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Re: Doc: What's the status of The Buff?

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In Reply to: Doc: What's the status of The Buff? posted by xcortes on November 28, 2005 at 18:01:10:

The Foreplay upgrade kit is next on the the list. After that is Paramour II and the Buff, I think. Probably due sometime in late winter. I have yet to build a prototype.

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Re: Doc: What's the status of The Buff? - banjopicker 13:09:15 12/01/05 (0)
I have to say, I am really looking forward to the Buff. I have a hybrid player sitting and waiting to be buffed right now. I do hope that you can keep costs down on it though--it seems that with the introduction of the FP III there is no longer an entry-level kit for people to cut their teeth on in your lineup. I would have never taken the plunge to start building these kits if the FP II hadn't been an affordable way for me to experiment with this stuff without risking much. SEX and FP III are great, and I would love to have both of them, but neither of them would have ever been my first DIY project at their pricepoints. And I do love building these kits....
FP III Upgrade Kit... Yahoooo - Bob W 11:16:24 11/29/05 (11)
Any idea what it will consist of???
- Re: FP III Upgrade Kit... Yahoooo - Doc B. 11:45:19 11/29/05 (10)
  C4Ss for the voltage amps and the cathode followers, a dual mono hybrid shunt reg based on a dual triode, and an additional set of power supply parts for dual mono power supply filters. I'd like to put in some Clarity Caps too - or does everyone want to put in their own flavor of output coupling cap? It's an either/or thing, we can't offer the kit both with and without the caps.
  - Cost ? - tcoursen 08:38:37 12/01/05 (1)
    Any idea on a ballpark price so I can start saving up now?
    - Re: Cost ? - Doc B. 09:13:08 12/01/05 (0)
      It's going to be quite a bit more kit than the old Anticipation upgrade, with hybrid shunt regulator components, a new tube and socket and a second set of power supply filter components included in the upgrade as well as the C4Ss. And I think it will sound quite a bit better. Because of the increased number of components the price will be higher than Anticipation. I will have to sit down and crunch numbers after we have it finalized to be able to give a figure I would commit to. I'm guessing it will be, very roughly, in the $200-$250 range.
  - Seems the benefits outweigh the cost - badman 05:59:04 11/30/05 (0)
    Those tweakers that do roll other caps will surely find a use for some extra quality polys. Those who don't have the desire to roll their own will definitely be saved some hassle getting the parts all at once for their upgrade.
  - I don't have an FPIII yet but... - Saul P 22:19:31 11/29/05 (0)
    I almost always find a use for good quality caps lying around (bypass, replace some less crucial caps, etc), so their inclusion wouldn't really be a sore spot if I already had some nice ones in.
    My two cents.
    Saul
  - I would rather not have the caps included (nt) - Bryon 16:29:33 11/29/05 (0)
    nt
  - I vote for the inclusion of the caps (nt) - xcortes 15:40:25 11/29/05 (0)
    nt
  - Re: FP III Upgrade Kit... Yahoooo - Bob W 12:52:28 11/29/05 (0)
    I have put in upgraded caps... v cap for the OD3 and Mundorfs for output but hey I'll take the kit anyway it seems best for you.
  - cap & upgrade suggestions - planetWav 12:19:35 11/29/05 (2)
    I'd benefit from a list of "suggested upgrades" for bottlehead products, like the clarity caps and their values, or other botique cap equivalents, that way you wouldn't have to sell clarity caps to people with mundorf's and v-caps, etc..while also benefiting people with tight budgets and itchy soldering irons.
    I'm hesitant to dive headfirst into upgrading stuff on my seduction and fpIII, mainly because I worry about putting the wrong value, an inferior cap, or something that won't make any difference at all in the system.
    thanks,
    - Re: cap & upgrade suggestions - WERA689 19:38:49 11/29/05 (0)
      I tend to agree with planetway: "I'm hesitant to dive headfirst into upgrading stuff on my seduction and fpIII, mainly because I worry about putting the wrong value, an inferior cap, or something that won't make any difference at all in the system.
      On the one hand, it's nice to have an upgraded part that Doc and Paul know works well, while a better understanding than I currently posess would allow me to make my own choices. I lean toward including the caps.
      Either way, though, I'm IN!!!
      Neil
    - I vote for no caps.(nt) - Skip_Scratch 14:22:11 11/29/05 (0)
      .
what is the Buff? - gogzhad@hotmail.com 19:54:39 11/28/05 (1)
I remember 'Buff' used to be an acronym of sorts, an unflattering one at that - I take it this is a possible audio product?
- http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=bottlehead&n=101585&highlight=the+buff&r=&session= - xcortes 20:16:06 11/28/05 (0)
  http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=bottlehead&n=101585&highlight=the+buff&r=&session=

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