Originally Posted by
Firebottle
Well I'm afraid this might not be what folk want to hear. The buffer is SO neutral that I cannot tell a difference with it being in circuit or not.
Not entirely surprising Alan. I had more or less the same result with the Chinese Yaqin valve buffer stage.
The Musical Fidelity X10-D I use is a different story though. That's the first model, the cylindical unit. It works! It adds a lucidity and ambience. False? Maybe, but the effect is rather good.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!