How do you know it's got a tube in there?
Does it have a switch for tube in/out?
Uh wow! That's an impressive feat! I saw links on adding a tube buffer stage to a CD player but for most of us a tube buffer, is a lot simpler. But yeah ... impressive feat, for those that can!I originated a mod, adding an X-10D tube buffer clone inside Onkyo C-7030 CDP's. I built a few, maybe six or seven. Sound great. Vintage Amperex 6DJ8's are my favorite tubes.
Uh wow! That's an impressive feat! I saw links on adding a tube buffer stage to a CD player but for most of us a tube buffer, is a lot simpler. But yeah ... impressive feat, for those that can!
So, are most of the tubes in CDP's just pulling buffer duty?
impressive...The innards of my Yaqin SD-32A before I upgrade it with Mundorf, Black Gate, Elna, Kendeil, Orange Drops and Sanyo OS-CON.
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Are they used as the first stage with the OP amps doing the final amplification? I would think they would be used at the end as a buffer, but I've never looked into decks using tubes.I have one opamp per channel, and the tubes.