Grant Fidelity B-283 Tube Buffer: Worthwhile or No


Does putting a tube buffer into a solid state system actually improve the output, or is it all just hyped up the emporer has no clothes syndrome?

There's a Grant Fidelity B-283 tube buffer for sale here and I'm thinking about it. I have an Adcom GFA 535 amp, a Morrison pre amp and an Arcam CD75 CD player.

Opinions?

Thanks.
masswineguy
I was also interested in a tube buffer to smooth out SS sound and tried the Yaquin 1 tube buffer. I liked what I heard and the buffer convinced me to dip further into the tube world and get a Mapletree Preamp. I'm really happy with this and certainly recommend that approach. For a few $ you can find out if tubes in the system would do anything for you. If so, you have the choice of stopping there with a buffer or go further and ad atube preamp. I find the tube preamp (with CJ SS power amp) to provide a level of musical satisfaction that has had me listening to my system for many months now with no further desire to futz or change anything.
Wow, hard to imagine getting to a place where I wouldn't was to fuss with it...but step in the right direction, thanks!
that Mapletree is one of the great values in audio and a giant killer sonically IMHO.
Pubul57, "that Mapletree is one of the great values in audio and a giant killer sonically IMHO."

Agree 100%, Paul!