Wesam’s Burson Conductor 3X with beyerdynamic T1 (1st Generation)

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January 7, 2020

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beyerdynamic T1 (1st Generation)

The conductor 3X is paired with’ Beyerdynamic T1 First Gen’ Headphones. Source machine is a Lenovo Yoga 910. This is my first Burson product. What appealed to me about Burson Audio is the stellar reputation among Audiophiles, the excellent customer service I received from Alex and as an Aussie, Burson being an Australian Company.

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beyerdynamic T1 (1st Generation) · Headphones: semi-open, dynamic (Tesla), circumaural · discontinued

Impedance: 600 Ω
Sensitivity: 102 dB (1 mW / 500 Hz) ≈ 104.2 dB/V (calc.)
Frequency response: 5 Hz – 50 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: fixed 3 m double-sided balanced (6-core) cable, 6.35 mm plug
Other: power handling 300 mW; max SPL 126 dB (300 mW / 500 Hz); headband pressure approx. 2.8 N

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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.