The Buffer+ does everything the Buffer does as the input and output hub of a pedalboard, then adds the tools that come up once a board gets serious. There is a footswitchable clean boost of up to 30dB, a tuner mute when you hold the switch, two noise filters in the style of Dolby noise reduction, a 3dB input pad or boost, and variable input loading.
Input loading is the unusual one. It loads your pickups down a little, a lot or not at all, so you can put back some of the high-end softness a long cable used to give you, without the noise. The input pad helps when you swap between a hot humbucker guitar and a vintage single coil on the same board. All analog, built by Empress in Ottawa.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECS
Input Impedance: 10k - 1MΩ
Output Impedance: 510Ω
Frequency Response (-3dB): 5Hz - 40kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.02%
Signal to Noise Ratio: 105.3dB
Headroom: +9.4dBu
Boost: up to 30dB, footswitchable
Noise Filters: 2 settings
Input Pad: -3dB / +3dB
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: 86mA
Enclosure Material: Die Cast Aluminum
Height: 2"
Length: 4.5"
Width: 2.5"
Weight: 0.5 lbs
