Thanks for that; I will peruse this site. I did not know it existed.
I agree that colouring or softening everything because of a few bad recordings would not be a good idea. However, that is not my plan. If things work out as I hope, I would listen almost all the time to the pure, unadulterated, and excellent sound of the CD player. If I find an album uncomfortably bright, I would toggle the "source/tape" switch to "tape". The signal would then travel through the buffer, which hopefully would make the sound more pleasant.
I have seen that many people really like the sound quality that valves produce. This idea gives me the option to go from good quality ss sound to some kind of valve sound, and back, with the flick of a switch.
As I would have the option to return the buffer if I don't like what it contributes, and as it is relatively inexpensive, trying it out seems like a low risk strategy. I was a bit uncertain about the technical aspect of it, hence my original post.
I agree that colouring or softening everything because of a few bad recordings would not be a good idea. However, that is not my plan. If things work out as I hope, I would listen almost all the time to the pure, unadulterated, and excellent sound of the CD player. If I find an album uncomfortably bright, I would toggle the "source/tape" switch to "tape". The signal would then travel through the buffer, which hopefully would make the sound more pleasant.
I have seen that many people really like the sound quality that valves produce. This idea gives me the option to go from good quality ss sound to some kind of valve sound, and back, with the flick of a switch.
As I would have the option to return the buffer if I don't like what it contributes, and as it is relatively inexpensive, trying it out seems like a low risk strategy. I was a bit uncertain about the technical aspect of it, hence my original post.