Burson Conductor 3X with beyerdynamic T1 (2nd Generation) and Neumann NDH 20

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January 7, 2020

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beyerdynamic T1 (2nd Generation), Neumann NDH 20

The Burson Conductor 3X arrived today and it’s a really nice piece of gear. I’m listening to CD after CD and loving the clean, dynamic sound. No brightness with the Beyerdynamic T1 Gen. 2 and unbalanced output. Nice bottom end too – brought out the sound of Steve Gadd’s kick drum on Chick Corea’s “Super Trio” (which sadly has just gone OOP) exactly as it would sound live – dynamic and “taut” bass impact without any treble brightness in his cymbal work. More natural than the Mytek DSD192 DAC, which, in itself, is no slouch, under the same conditions. Software set up was a breeze and no problems at all with detection of playback of a Blu-Ray Audio disc. This really is a premium product.

The System

Listening with

beyerdynamic T1 (2nd Generation) · Headphones: open-back (Beyerdynamic: semi-open), dynamic (Tesla), circumaural · discontinued

Impedance: 600 Ω
Sensitivity: 102 dB SPL (1 mW / 500 Hz) ≈ 104.2 dB/V (calc.)
Frequency response: 5 Hz – 50 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: double-sided detachable OCC cable with screw-on jack plugs

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Neumann NDH 20 · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic (38 mm neodymium), circumaural

Impedance: 150 Ω
Sensitivity: 114 dB SPL (1 kHz, 1 Vrms) ≈ 105.8 dB/mW (calc.)
Frequency response: 5 Hz – 30 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: single-sided detachable cable (straight 3 m / coiled 1.5-3 m); 3.5 mm plug + 6.3 mm adapter
Other: max input 1,000 mW; continuous 200 mW; 390 g without cable

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Burson

Burson Conductor 3X · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp family (Conductor 3X Performance / 3X Reference / 3X GT) · discontinued

Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out)
Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
Gain: High / Low; dB not published
Inputs: USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone (3XR / 3XGT add analogue and coaxial inputs)
Outputs: XLR pre / DAC out; 6.35 mm + 4-pin XLR headphone
DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M / ES9038 (1x in 3XP, 2x in 3XR / 3XGT)
Other: 3XP (M180X): 6/3 W @16 Ω, 3/1.5 W @32 (bal/SE), 1x ES9038Q2M. 3XR (R180X): 7.5/3.75 W @16, 5/2.5 W @32, 2x ES9038Q2M. 3XGT (R-181X): 10/5 W @16, 8/4 W @32, 2x ES9038. All THD <0.0015%, FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz.

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Specs from manufacturer data unless a source below says otherwise. “calc.” values are worked out from those figures (V = √(P × R); 110 dB SPL used as a loud reference level). Gear listed without specs is not in our spec library yet.