The Buffer is the box that sits at the edge of a pedalboard and handles the cables. Guitar in, amp out, a send and return for the board, and a separate tuner out that keeps the tuner off the audio path. The signal path is all analog, and its job is to stop a long cable run from dulling the top end.
It is the simplest of the three Empress buffers and the smallest, with a flat top big enough to stick a tuner on. If you want a clean boost, noise filtering or input loading in the same box, look at the Buffer+. Empress builds it in Ottawa.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECS
Input Impedance: 1MΩ
Output Impedance: 510Ω
Frequency Response (-3dB): 5Hz - 40kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.02%
Signal to Noise Ratio: 105.3dB
Headroom: +9.4dBu
Connections: Guitar In, Amp Out, Loop In, Loop Out, Tuner Out
Input connectors: 1/4" Jack
Output connectors: 1/4" Jack
Power Input Voltage: 9V DC (Negative tip)
Power Input Connector: 2.1mm barrel connector
Power Consumption: 80mA
Enclosure Material: Die Cast Aluminum
Height: 1.25"
Length: 4.5"
Width: 2.5"
Weight: 0.5 lbs
