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I had the original X-10D buffer stage.......

Posted by kenster (A) on March 17, 2007 at 00:19:26

In Reply to: My problem with Musical Fidelity's "Tube Buffer" posted by nightdoggy on March 16, 2007 at 17:27:21:

.......and while at first, it seems to really "improve" the sound from CD's, after extended listening, it is revealed that deep bass is curtailed and the highs are rolled off but the midrange is sure magical.

I upgraded to the high current PS(which is just a transformer) and this improved the overall solidity but did not mitigate the original problems as noted above.

I even went so far as to upgrade the input/ouput RCA jacks, and add an additional Earth GND. between the chassis and the HC PS chassis, added tube dampening rings, directly connected the PS output transformer to the X-10D PCB and while all these did incrementally improve the sound, it did not turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.

I though about upgrading all the caps but gave up and it sits in my collection of electronics.

I can't speak to the X-10V3 unit but it is a good unit for a mid-fi system especially if the CD player is low budget but inserting one into a high resolution system really shows it's flaws.

Cheers,

~kenster

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