Topic: tube buffer for cd player

[lakambini]

jojod818

ask ko lang po kung ano sonic advantge of adding a tube buffer for cdp.  gumagawa din po ba kayo nito?  magkano po kasi i want to uprade the sound of my decade-old harman cdp. thanks!

[JojoD818]

jojod818

ask ko lang po kung ano sonic advantge of adding a tube buffer for cdp.  gumagawa din po ba kayo nito?  magkano po kasi i want to uprade the sound of my decade-old harman cdp. thanks!

hi,

first, a tube buffer must have a high input impedance and a low output impedance. the input of the buffer presents a high impedance load to your source such as your cdp and should improve your bass rolloff. this should also prevent any capacitive loading which may occur with highly capacitive interconnects thus preserving your highs. in it's casual configuration, a tube has been said to be a natural digital noise filter.

from a technical standpoint, the source should not "see" the tube buffer while the preceeding stage (i.e. amp) will not overload the output of the buffer due to it's low impedance.

it is rather prudent that I warn you, things like this are subjective in nature so as always, YMMV.

[docsialu]

Im also using a harman cd player, hd755, and i got a tube buffer from jojo, for me malaki ang improvement, though i cant explain it in technical details, what i notice is naging refined ung highs which used to be harsh sounding, mas crisp ung bass at mas musical ang dating ng music. well ung lang ang na notice ko, isang gabi ko pa lang naman napapakinggan, mas mag iimprove pa daw after a while, sulit sa pera

[Weng!]

i also owned a tube buffer made by jojoD. i'm not an odyofayl and doesn't know how to write a review. all i can say is there is a difference when using it and the difference is GOOOOD

[abj104]

sir,
magkano ba ang tube buffer na 'to?

[gearhead]

i second the question of abj104. sana po masagot kahit one year anniv. na ang thread na ito. 

[JoeyGS]

lakambini, abj104 and gearhead,

you need to pm JojoD as this is not the place or forum to conduct such transactions (buy/sell).

Regards,  JoeyGS

[audiojunkie]

If you can try Dbx III or Pioneer EX9000 Dynamic Bass Expander, its purpose is cancelled the that goes with the audio signal, retrieve and refine the sonic impact of all frequency. I'm satisfied with its perfomance in Audio CD playing and even my TTable is connected to it.  

[gearhead]

lakambini, abj104 and gearhead,

you need to pm JojoD as this is not the place or forum to conduct such transactions (buy/sell).

Regards,  JoeyGS

sir joey... with due respect po, we're not dealing with sir jojo pa naman about the item. more like we're interested to know the outlay if we're to get this kind of investment. now, if we find the cost attractive... we can go ahead and deal directly with the master about ordering one.

peace. 

[chief]

can't wait for the tube buffer to come out "custom-made" by jojod.

[chief]

dyaraan!!!

sa wakas, malapit ko nang malasahan ang pinakahihintay kong sandali sa aking buhay-odyo!

hindi pa man, nais na kitang pasalamatan doc jojo!


(pics courtesy of jojod)

[chief]

dyaraan!!!

sa wakas, malapit ko nang malasahan ang pinakahihintay kong sandali sa aking buhay-odyo!

hindi pa man, nais na kitang pasalamatan doc jojo!


(pics courtesy of jojod)

Had this played for several days now. kumbaga bini-break in pa lang.  Personally, my impression for this gear is that it acts like a digital noise filter.  Instantly, naging clear kasi yung vocals at background music nya.  It complimented very well my onkyo c-200 cdp & d9.6 ko.  So, yung tracks nina Susan Wong, Nora Jones, Josh Groban, Paul Potts & the likes sounded like heaven to me!    it's really a bang for the bucks!

Sabi ng iba, hintayin ko pa daw ma-break in ng husto at saka ko mas madarama ang lubos na kaligayahan!

[Weng!]

same observation here bro with my jdlabs tube buffer paired with a shanling cds-100 cdp.

here's the pic with the original case


now, re-cased using ATI chassis


bago na pala ang design ni jojo. naka stick out na ang mga tubes. galing

[chief]

actually sir gnew, it was on my insistence to have it installed that way to look like a tube pre-amp/amp kaya sinabi ko na custom-made.  dagdag pogi-points ba!   but of course for an additional fee!

[Weng!]

good idea sir, astig looking buffer

[chief]

good idea sir, astig looking buffer

thank you sir gnew!  thanks so much din to sir jojod for patiently dealing with my kakulitan! shukran sadiq!

[kid]

thank you sir gnew!  thanks so much din to sir jojod for patiently dealing with my kakulitan! shukran sadiq!

congrats chief! break-in pa kailangan niyan.... kailan ba namin maririnig yang setup mo???............ ayaw mo na ba mag ersop??? hehehe.

[chief]

congrats chief! break-in pa kailangan niyan.... kailan ba namin maririnig yang setup mo???............ ayaw mo na ba mag ersop??? hehehe.

kayo lang naman mahirap i-sked kid!   baka enero balik-loob na ako

[hans_adriane]

Chief,

Parinig naman setup mo..

[chief]

Chief,

Parinig naman setup mo..

oo naman! ikaw pa! ang natatanging advisor ko sa mga bagay-bagay na ito!  sa madaling salita, ang nagtulak sa bisyong ito!

[kid]

Hahaha!!! galit yung smiley mo fafi.....

[chief]

Hahaha!!! galit yung smiley mo fafi.....

mwehehe! halata ba fafs?

[dexxx316]

Hi all,

I recently received my cd tube buffer courtesy of JojoD a few days ago. All i can say is whoa!!!!   First night pa lang of breaking in, i already started to hear the difference, subtle details in the music had suddenly appeared and the soudstage was better than ever. Glad to say that after a few more days of breaking in and it only got better. The highs were more refined and the voice transformed from harsh to silky smooooth.  a great add on indeed.

maraming salamat Sir JojoD.  Mabuhay Pinoy Audiophiles!!! 

[JojoD818]

Hi dex,

Welcome to PinoyDVD sir! Glad to hear you liked your tube buffer... 

Thanks

[XXXyzledge]

im using a Musical Fidelity Tube buffer with an
ordinary Phillips DVD player....

immidiately noticed the improved SQ too!
a friend said that with a Tube upgrade, it will sound better !!!

im now in a hunt for those tubes....

[BigBert-2]

Sir Jojo,

Pa pm din naman price ng Tube at SS cd buffer mo ?

Thanks

 

[JojoD818]

Sir jojo I've heard your tube buffer for cdp several times on different players and it all
sounded gooood! Sana magkaroon din ako in the future! Mabuhay kayo sir .........

aprub!

Sir Jojo,

Pa pm din naman price ng Tube at SS cd buffer mo ?

Thanks

 

PM sent.

[docsialu]

sir jojo,

gud am, does this tube buffer has a similar effect as a tube preamp minus the volume control? would the sound quality improve further if i replace the tubes with better nos? tnx

regards

btw, paano nga pala namin papalitan ung tubes kasi parang di ko mabuksan ung casing eh, hehe

[JojoD818]

sir jojo,

gud am, does this tube buffer has a similar effect as a tube preamp minus the volume control? would the sound quality improve further if i replace the tubes with better nos? tnx

regards

btw, paano nga pala namin papalitan ung tubes kasi parang di ko mabuksan ung casing eh, hehe

nope, most tube preamps have gain (with the exemption of the Decware ZSLA-1 among others) , the tube buffer has unity gain. 1 in, 1 out only. tube rolling is always welcome sir.

screws are inside the plastic footings...

regards

[jaklord]

sir, sent you pm, need to know the price baka kayanin ng budget. Thanks!