I agree with your impressions of the stock unit, I demoed one only a few days ago.
DIY Passive Pre & Burson Buffer 160
Hi Guys,
Following up on my DIY passive preamp post and thanks for all the comments and suggestions from everyone here.
I have just returned from my two weeks holiday. Before my departure I have contacted Burson and they have made me a special offer after realizing what I wanted to do with their buffer. The buffer 160 arrived last week and was picked up by our neighbor who luckily was not an audiophile. After spending the last couple of days listening to it, I must say that the combination of the buffer and my DIY passive is no less than amazing!
Using the buffer with my passive is a god send. The buffer bought back a lot of micro detail that once disappeared when playing only with my passive. Midrange texture is now a killer. It really bought a vocal to live. The top end is fuller, sweeter and completely transparent. The bass kicked in with control and extension. This is simply the best sounding preamp setup I have ever heard!
My friend brought over his big gun Rotel RC1070 and he too was shellshock by the result.
But there were drawn backs: Non of them performance related, only on functionality.
1. No remote control
2. Only two inputs at this stage.
What is next?
Well, I hope to add my ALPS pots inside the buffer. That way I don’t need a separated box for my passive and eliminate all unnecessary cabling J I want to also somehow add an input selection switch on the back for additional inputs, but that can be challenging as the Burson buffer case is 6mm thick and I really don’t want to damage this refined case.
Following up on my DIY passive preamp post and thanks for all the comments and suggestions from everyone here.
I have just returned from my two weeks holiday. Before my departure I have contacted Burson and they have made me a special offer after realizing what I wanted to do with their buffer. The buffer 160 arrived last week and was picked up by our neighbor who luckily was not an audiophile. After spending the last couple of days listening to it, I must say that the combination of the buffer and my DIY passive is no less than amazing!
Using the buffer with my passive is a god send. The buffer bought back a lot of micro detail that once disappeared when playing only with my passive. Midrange texture is now a killer. It really bought a vocal to live. The top end is fuller, sweeter and completely transparent. The bass kicked in with control and extension. This is simply the best sounding preamp setup I have ever heard!
My friend brought over his big gun Rotel RC1070 and he too was shellshock by the result.
But there were drawn backs: Non of them performance related, only on functionality.
1. No remote control
2. Only two inputs at this stage.
What is next?
Well, I hope to add my ALPS pots inside the buffer. That way I don’t need a separated box for my passive and eliminate all unnecessary cabling J I want to also somehow add an input selection switch on the back for additional inputs, but that can be challenging as the Burson buffer case is 6mm thick and I really don’t want to damage this refined case.