Burson Buffers?

A friend and I compared the Burson to a Goldpoint stepped attenuator, using a 840C and Pass Monoblocks.

Even though the goldpoint was built with quality parts(silver wire, copper RCA jacks), the Burson had better transparency, dynamics, and extension on both ends. I would highly recommend it.

Face, what was the stepped attenuator value of the Goldpoint, i.e. 5K, 10K, 20K, 25K, 50K, 100K, etc., and what was the model of the Pass amplifier? Also, were the amplifier's RCA or balanced inputs used?

I can find out which value Goldpoint later this week, but we used the single ended input on a pair of Aleph 2's.

OK, post the rest when you know it.

The Aleph 2's single ended input impedance is 10k ohms. Pretty low.

...an addendum to my prior post. In order for the Goldpoint attenuator to work properly with the Aleph 2 amps (utilizing their 10k ohm input impedance), the Goldpoint's attenuator value would have to be 10K ohm or lower. The stock configuration for the Goldpoint attenuators is 25k ohms. This is info available from the Goldpoint website.

If the Goldpoint attenuator you heard had a value of was 25k ohms or higher, then it would be a bad match for the Aleph 2, and would explain why the Burson Buffer had a beneficial effect.