Schiit Audio Buf
Bored with sterile sound? Add rich tube flavor with Buf!
Music Beyond Numbers
Yeah you got lots of zeros. But are you enjoying your music? Buf makes it easy to add tube sound to virtually any system. Go ahead and try it for yourself!
Affordable But Serious
Buf’s low price hides real tube cred. Buf is serious, with a unique Coherence™ output stage, 100V on the tube plate, Panasonic film capacitors, and a 100% linear power supply. No op-amps or switching power supplies here!
Unique Flexibility
A tube buffer with gain? Yes. Coherence maintains absolute phase, and offers gain if you need it. That makes Buf more flexible than other tube buffers. And, it’s easily switched out of the system…just turn it off!
Roll Away
Buf ships with an NOS 6N1P tube. But if you want to roll, you have options, including 6922, ECC88, and 6DJ8.
Designed and Built in the USA. For Real.
By “designed and built in the USA," we mean it. We even do our own PC board assembly on a state-of-the-art robotic assembly line in Corpus Christi.
Industry-Leading 3-Year Warranty, 15-Day Easy Returns
Relax with an industry-leading 3-year warranty (90 days on the tube). Don’t like your Buf? You can send it back for a refund, minus 15% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving it.
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Specifications
- Low Gain
- 0dB Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-1dB THD: <0.5%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS IMD: <0.6%, CCIR SNR: >106db, A-weighted, referenced to 1V RMS Crosstalk: -90dB, 20Hz-20KHz
- High Gain
- 12dB Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-1dB THD: <0.2%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS IMD: <0.4%, CCIR SNR: >97db, A-weighted, referenced to 1V RMS Crosstalk: -80dB, 20Hz-20KHz
- Output
- Output Impedance: 75 ohms Input Impedance: 470k ohms Maximum output: 8.2V RMS
- Topology and Protection
- Topology: Coherence™: tube voltage gain with convolved BJT inverter, run in Class A Protection: delayed start and fast shut-down with muting relay
- Power
- Power Supply: wall wart with 24VAC and 6VAC outputs, linear regulated HV and LV rails for tube and bipolar components, 6V AC heater Power Consumption: 6W
- Size and Weight
- Size: 5 x 3.5 x 2.75” Weight: 1 lb
Manufacturer's Description — Schiit Audio
Bored with sterile sound? Add rich tube flavor with Buf!
Music Beyond Numbers
Yeah you got lots of zeros. But are you enjoying your music? Buf makes it easy to add tube sound to virtually any system. Go ahead and try it for yourself!
Affordable But Serious
Buf’s low price hides real tube cred. Buf is serious, with a unique Coherence™ output stage, 100V on the tube plate, Panasonic film capacitors, and a 100% linear power supply. No op-amps or switching power supplies here!
Unique Flexibility
A tube buffer with gain? Yes. Coherence maintains absolute phase, and offers gain if you need it. That makes Buf more flexible than other tube buffers. And, it’s easily switched out of the system…just turn it off!
Roll Away
Buf ships with an NOS 6N1P tube. But if you want to roll, you have options, including 6922, ECC88, and 6DJ8.
Designed and Built in the USA. For Real.
By “designed and built in the USA," we mean it. We even do our own PC board assembly on a state-of-the-art robotic assembly line in Corpus Christi.
Industry-Leading 3-Year Warranty, 15-Day Easy Returns
Relax with an industry-leading 3-year warranty (90 days on the tube). Don’t like your Buf? You can send it back for a refund, minus 15% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving it.
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- Acoustic Sounds — online and in-store — Salina, Kansas, United States (website)
- Addicted to Audio — online and in-store — Epping, Victoria, Australia (website)
- Audio Magic - EU — online and in-store — Wola, Województwo mazowieckie, Poland (website)
- Class D Audio USA — online — United States (website)
- Golden Acoustics — in-store — Athina, Greece (website)
- Schiit Audio — online and in-store — Los Angeles, California, United States (website)
- The Analog Shop — in-store — Victor, New York, United States (website)