Anyone using Duelund VSF capacitor in Merlin VSM

yes he has a fila paul and the fila has a passive pre.
but the fila is one of the only passives that i have heard that sounds right. not thin and lean. if it is for this reason then he does not need a buffer stage and if he has multiple sources then we can add inputs to his sbam. so he can be taken care of either way. on the fila i use the cdp into the bam and the bam out to the cd input.
best, b

Bobby, is the issue having a buffer stage, or having a tube buffer stage?

Yea! Nothing else needed.

paul, for the vsm speaker and the bam, tube line output stages do a better job of this function especially if it is a great one. ss can buffer it too but it will sound more damped. think of the sound between great tubes and the best ss.
ok?
b

I upgraded the RCA networks to the new caps without upgrading the BAM. I will upgrade the BAM later but these impressions are only for the RCA upgrade. I enjoy the new caps and agree with what everybody is saying. I also think they add more timbre to the instruments, more detail but in a good way. More “body” if you will. The upgrade is noticeable and is more than worth it.