I have used a Burson Buffer and found it to consistently make a nice sonic enhancement. I would like to receive some basic information please, on why this can happen. I already use very short cables, and also follow the "load impedance should be at least 10 times the source impedance" principle between my line level equipment - but the Buffer still makes an audible improvement (even after level-matching, since the Buffer provides 6db of gain).
I remembered a Steve Eddy quote from a different thread that also left me wondering about this:
...Burson says that it's the high output impedance of the CD player that's limiting dynamics. But if that's the case, then as I said, since the output impedance of the CD player itself hasn't changed, then the dynamics will have already been limited at the CD player's output and there's nothing the buffer can do at that point. It can't add dynamics that weren't already there at its input...
Can somebody please try to explain to me, how the Burson Buffer (or any standalone audio buffer) can provide the sonic improvement I'm hearing? What is the reason (in basic terms) why this can happen, even when proper impedance matching (as described above) has already been done. After all, the source equipment op-amps are still in place, and the Buffer simply follows them.
Thanks in advance to all that reply.
