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Hagerman Baritone Tube Buffer

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jbucla2005

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My new Hagerman Baritone tube buffer, rolled with a Tung Sol reissue 12AU7. I'm using this out of the XLR outputs (converted to single ended) of my DAC, into one of the inputs of my pre-amp. This way I can use the tube buffer (or not) as needed.

I find the tube buffer warms my signal taking the edge off digital audio.
 
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Another pic. I have settled on the new Tung Sol 12AU7, which I like to run at the +4dB gain level. It adds a nice saturation. For some recordings/moods I can run it at +8dB and get even more tube tone. The 0dB setting is not as exciting, but interestingly I've noticed the NOS RCA tri mica 5814a I have sounds a little more detailed than the Tung Sol with the 0dB setting. The Tung Sol, however, sounds better when pushed, so I use this tube and run it at +4dB usually. I feel the +4dB (or +8dB) setting is necessary to get the most out of this device. It sounds so good that I don't think I need a tube pre-amp at all.
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