Anyone have experience using a tube buffer with a turntable?
Dawgfish
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Hello everyone,
I have recently been looking for a decent tube phono pre to add to the system such as a Jolida JD-9 or similiar. I have recently found a really good deal on a Grant Fidelity B-283 tube buffer with 5 extra Siemens 6AK5W tubes. I already have one of these with Mullard M8100 ( I have extra M8100 tubes to place into the new buffer also) tubes in my system, which I have placed between my Anthem Pre 1L tube preamp (with NOS JAN Phillips 6922 tubes and modified caps) and my B&K ST202+ amp with good results. I know there are differing opinions on the use of tube buffers, but I like the results with this setup. To me the buffer adds a little more depth and soundstage to the system.
I originally bought the second B-283 buffer to place between either my Opera Audio CD-120 Balanced CDP player, or my Denon DCM-390 CDP. I got to thinking though and wondered how would the buffer sound placed between my Parasound P/FET 900II which I am using as my phono pre and my Anthem Pre? I am using a heavily modded Technics SL-1200 MKII with a Denon DL-160 cart as my main table. The phono stage on the Parasound sounds really good, but I am becoming more and more addicted to the tube sound and was just wandering if using a tube buffer in conjunction with the Parasound may give me a sound approaching or heading in the direction of that of the Jolida JD-9 tube phono pre?
Has anyone tried using a tube buffer with a solid state phono pre and if so what did you think? I know this is probably not going to sound as good as the JD-9, but figured since I'm going to have a second buffer I might as well try it and see if it makes any kind of improvement until I get the JD-9 or similiar. Thanks in advance.
Steve
I have recently been looking for a decent tube phono pre to add to the system such as a Jolida JD-9 or similiar. I have recently found a really good deal on a Grant Fidelity B-283 tube buffer with 5 extra Siemens 6AK5W tubes. I already have one of these with Mullard M8100 ( I have extra M8100 tubes to place into the new buffer also) tubes in my system, which I have placed between my Anthem Pre 1L tube preamp (with NOS JAN Phillips 6922 tubes and modified caps) and my B&K ST202+ amp with good results. I know there are differing opinions on the use of tube buffers, but I like the results with this setup. To me the buffer adds a little more depth and soundstage to the system.
I originally bought the second B-283 buffer to place between either my Opera Audio CD-120 Balanced CDP player, or my Denon DCM-390 CDP. I got to thinking though and wondered how would the buffer sound placed between my Parasound P/FET 900II which I am using as my phono pre and my Anthem Pre? I am using a heavily modded Technics SL-1200 MKII with a Denon DL-160 cart as my main table. The phono stage on the Parasound sounds really good, but I am becoming more and more addicted to the tube sound and was just wandering if using a tube buffer in conjunction with the Parasound may give me a sound approaching or heading in the direction of that of the Jolida JD-9 tube phono pre?
Has anyone tried using a tube buffer with a solid state phono pre and if so what did you think? I know this is probably not going to sound as good as the JD-9, but figured since I'm going to have a second buffer I might as well try it and see if it makes any kind of improvement until I get the JD-9 or similiar. Thanks in advance.
Steve
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Buehler...........Buehler..................
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The JD9 is actually a solid state preamp with a tube buffer output section. They just happen to be in the same box.
madmaxVinyl, the final frontier...
Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want...
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Madmax,
That's what I was thinking. It sounds like placing the tube buffer after the Parasound Pre has some possible potential. I'll find out starting tomorrow. I'll let you know what I find.
Steve
