A Music Lovers Delight
Written: Jan 05 '08 (Updated Jan 05 '08)
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Pros: Dramatically improves the sound of music with most any system. Well made attractive unit.
Cons: None, unless directly purchased from China.
The Bottom Line: Replace the sound in your life with music! Do not hesitate to purchase this product. The Yaqin Tube Buffer is a real audio bargain!
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| rln2's Full Review: Yaqin Tube Buffer |
I became interested in tube audio when I realized that I could not listen to music for hours and hours as I did in my youth. Remembering that the equipment I listened to then was tube amplified, I began to look into tube amps. Wow, they are expensive. Used amps are only slightly less expensive and there is always a risk when buying used. I found reviews mentioning tube buffers like the reviews you are reading. The cost seemed worth the risk. I was not prepared for the amazing improvement that this product makes in any system I have tried it with. (I have 6 audio systems) I'm not going to go into listing equipment or describing subjective listening qualities. Suffice to say that this piece makes music more enjoyable and lifelike.
My family no longer shouts at me to turn down the volume. The harshness of most digital media, transistor amps, and many loudspeakers is resolved by this buffer with no loss of accuracy that I can perceive. The sound becomes somehow more lifelike, detailed, and exciting.
I write this review in general terms because the details are covered rather well in other reviews. Audiophiles sometimes focus on sound rather than music. It is necessary for a music lover to consider what they say, however, in order to get the best products for the money.
The Yaqin Tube Buffer is one of the best improvements that a music lover can make to an existing system, for the money.
You will be delighted with this product. It's simple, yet elegant, industrial design is very cool. It is built like a battleship - not junk. With the tube glowing and the Yaqin logo lit in blue, it is stunning.
I would warn buyers not to purchase this product directly from China. The 2 tube unit offered is inferior to the single tube version offered in the US by Pacific Valve & Electric Co. Shipping is way too high from China and if something goes wrong with the unit, or you just don't like it, you are stuck with the return freight. Pacific Valve
offers a trial period and services what they sell.
I would advise a tube upgrade. Pacific Valve offers several good upgrade tubes at very low cost.
Listed under accessories at: www.pacificvalve.us/
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