diff --git a/packages/fibers/src/csp.ts b/packages/fibers/src/csp.ts
index c4f5a9df7e..48c5158dcf 100644
--- a/packages/fibers/src/csp.ts
+++ b/packages/fibers/src/csp.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { isNumber } from "@thi.ng/checks";
+import { assert } from "@thi.ng/errors/assert";
 import type { FiberOpts, IReadWriteBuffer } from "./api.js";
 import { Fiber, fiber } from "./fiber.js";
 
@@ -169,34 +170,48 @@ export const channel = <T>(
 	opts?: Partial<FiberOpts>
 ) => new Channel<T>(buffer, opts);
 
+/**
+ * First-in, first-out ring buffer implementation for use with {@link Channel}.
+ */
 export class FIFOBuffer<T> implements IReadWriteBuffer<T> {
-	protected buf: T[] = [];
+	protected buf: (T | undefined)[];
+	protected rpos = 0;
+	protected wpos = 0;
 
-	constructor(public cap = 1) {}
+	constructor(cap = 1) {
+		assert(cap >= 1, `capacity must be >= 1`);
+		this.buf = new Array(cap + 1);
+	}
 
 	clear() {
-		this.buf.length = 0;
+		this.buf.fill(undefined);
 	}
 
 	readable() {
-		return this.buf.length > 0;
+		return this.rpos !== this.wpos;
 	}
 
 	read() {
-		return this.buf.shift();
+		const { buf, rpos } = this;
+		const val = buf[rpos]!;
+		buf[rpos] = undefined;
+		this.rpos = (rpos + 1) % buf.length;
+		return val;
 	}
 
 	writable() {
-		return this.buf.length < this.cap;
+		return (this.wpos + 1) % this.buf.length !== this.rpos;
 	}
 
 	write(x: T) {
-		this.buf.push(x);
+		const { buf, wpos } = this;
+		buf[wpos] = x;
+		this.wpos = (wpos + 1) % buf.length;
 	}
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns a {@link FIFOBuffer} with given capacity for use with
+ * Returns a {@link FIFOBuffer} ring buffer with given capacity for use with
  * {@link channel}.
  *
  * @remarks
@@ -211,9 +226,31 @@ export class FIFOBuffer<T> implements IReadWriteBuffer<T> {
  */
 export const fifo = <T>(cap: number) => new FIFOBuffer<T>(cap);
 
-export class LIFOBuffer<T> extends FIFOBuffer<T> {
-	read(): T | undefined {
-		return this.buf.pop();
+export class LIFOBuffer<T> implements IReadWriteBuffer<T> {
+	protected buf: T[] = [];
+
+	constructor(protected cap = 1) {
+		assert(cap >= 1, `capacity must be >= 1`);
+	}
+
+	clear() {
+		this.buf.length = 0;
+	}
+
+	readable() {
+		return this.buf.length > 0;
+	}
+
+	read() {
+		return this.buf.pop()!;
+	}
+
+	writable() {
+		return this.buf.length < this.cap;
+	}
+
+	write(x: T) {
+		this.buf.push(x);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +273,11 @@ export class SlidingBuffer<T> extends FIFOBuffer<T> {
 	}
 
 	write(x: T) {
-		if (this.buf.length >= this.cap) this.buf.shift();
+		if (!super.writable()) {
+			const { buf, rpos } = this;
+			buf[rpos] = undefined;
+			this.rpos = (rpos + 1) % buf.length;
+		}
 		super.write(x);
 	}
 }
@@ -262,8 +303,7 @@ export class DroppingBuffer<T> extends FIFOBuffer<T> {
 	}
 
 	write(x: T) {
-		if (this.buf.length >= this.cap) return;
-		super.write(x);
+		if (super.writable()) super.write(x);
 	}
 }