Anyone tried this tube buffer/preamp for Tripath amps?

dublin78 · 28th July 2009, 03:29 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...lenotsupported

Looks intreresting, good value and, just what a few of us are after.

Thoughts?

Dr3Tri · 6th February 2012, 01:14 PM

I am concidering almost exactly same thing. Not necessarily this exact tube buffer/preamp but some of this cheap boards.

What i am wondering is that does tripath amps benefit from tube buffers /preamps at all or do they actually give drawback in soundquality? I have not found clear answer to simple question. Is there one or is it about opinions again?

Could someone more cultivated audiophile enlighten me about this?

MrKTrout · 6th February 2012, 04:50 PM

Maybe this will help; it is a video of my Topping TP21 T-Amp with a YiXin MDS-623 tube buffer on the front end. The sound is stunning. The tube buffer really adds a thick, lush analog layer that compliments the T-Amp highs and mids. The MDS-623 utilizes (2) 6N3 tubes which are Chinese equivalent of 2C51/5670.

Topping TP21 T-Amp Stereo System - YouTube

28th July 2009, 03:29 PM	#1
dublin78 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheshire	Anyone tried this tube buffer/preamp for Tripath amps? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...lenotsupported Looks intreresting, good value and, just what a few of us are after. Thoughts? __________________ Regards. Michael

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6th February 2012, 01:14 PM	#2
Dr3Tri diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2012	I am concidering almost exactly same thing. Not necessarily this exact tube buffer/preamp but some of this cheap boards. What i am wondering is that does tripath amps benefit from tube buffers /preamps at all or do they actually give drawback in soundquality? I have not found clear answer to simple question. Is there one or is it about opinions again? Could someone more cultivated audiophile enlighten me about this?

6th February 2012, 04:50 PM	#3
MrKTrout diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pasadena, California	Maybe this will help; it is a video of my Topping TP21 T-Amp with a YiXin MDS-623 tube buffer on the front end. The sound is stunning. The tube buffer really adds a thick, lush analog layer that compliments the T-Amp highs and mids. The MDS-623 utilizes (2) 6N3 tubes which are Chinese equivalent of 2C51/5670. Topping TP21 T-Amp Stereo System - YouTube

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