Aliaksandr’s Burson V5i Opamp with Sony MDR-Z7M2

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Installed one v5i into Topping D50s and pair of v5i into Topping A50. So far after extensive burn-in sound became far more full and meaty, compared to stock opamps.

The System

Listening with

Sony MDR-Z7M2 · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 56 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 98 dB/mW ≈ 110.5 dB/V (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 4 Hz – 100 kHz (JEITA)
  • Plugs / cables supplied: 3.5 mm gold stereo cable about 3 m; balanced 6.3 mm cable about 1.2 m; 3.5 mm unimatch adapter
  • Other: 70 mm dome (CCAW voice coil); max input 2,000 mW (IEC); about 340 g without cable

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Burson

Burson V5i Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual) · current
  • Supply voltage: ±5 V / 10 VDC to ±16 V / 32 VDC (absolute maximum)
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 50 MHz (at 100 kHz)
  • Dual or single: dual and single
  • Package: 11 mm wide × 11 mm deep × 7.3 mm high

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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.

  1. Burson V5i Opamp datasheet V1.0
  2. Burson V5i Opamp product page
  3. Sony MDR-Z7M2: sony.com