Is my system good enough?

[dingus]

I'm not Dingus but www.amusicdirect.com carries the Musical Fidelity tube buffer. For the price though you could probably just pick up a used tube DAC from Audiogon. The buffer would be more versatile as you could put it between a variety of different components though.

Just my opinion, from a purist stand point the buffer would not be a good addition. It will only mask, or color, something you don't like about your system. I guess if it works that may not necessarily be a bad thing. Have you experimented with cables? I forget the names of the various series but Cardas makes one that is designed to lean toward the warm side.

a tube buffer is a good option when you are looking for an inexpensive way to improve the sound of an existing cdp. if you are looking to significantly upgrade your digital path then it cant compete with a good DAC / transport combo.