Patricio’s Burson Soloist Stellar

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My experience has been both not so good and very good. Let me explain: first, I bought a second-hand Conductor 3, which broke down unexpectedly after six months. I therefore contacted your support team, who responded very quickly, effectively and politely, offering me some good alternative solutions.

I ended up buying the Soloist Stellar (deluxe) to replace the Conductor 3, and I’m very happy with that purchase. The system works very well together and the sound has improved significantly compared to the Conductor 3.

In my opinion, the Stellar has also improved some important aspects of operation that were annoying on the Conductor, such as the volume control and the large difference in volume in Preamp mode when adjusting the gain. My only ‘complaint’, so to speak, with the Stellar is that when it is quiet, you can hear the fan from a distance of about 1 metre.

The System

Burson

Burson Soloist Stellar · Headphone amplifier / preamp
  • Output power (XLR / SE): 16 Ω 8 W / 4 W · 32 Ω 5 W / 2.5 W · 100 Ω 3.5 W / 2 W · 150 Ω 1.1 W / 0.52 W · 300 Ω 0.5 W / 0.26 W
  • Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); pre out 1 / 20 Ω (as published)
  • Gain: 3 levels (High / Medium / IEM): 16 Ω 8/4 W, 3/1.5 W, 1/0.5 W (XLR/SE); dB not published
  • Inputs: 1x XLR; 1x RCA; mic bypass
  • Input impedance: 40 kΩ
  • Outputs: headphone XLR / 6.35 mm / 3.5 mm; XLR + RCA pre out; RCA mono subwoofer out
  • Other: THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-55 kHz; S/N 105 dB high gain / 120 dB IEM; versions Standard (NE5532, SP01, 24V5A) / Deluxe (V7 Vivid Pro, SP02, Super Charger 5A) / Max (Fusion Core)

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Also in the system

CEC TL51XZ; Aune X5s; Reimyo DAP-777; Project RPM-5; Project Phono Box SE; Gold Note AP-10

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 Soloist Stellar product page (soloist-stellar page)
  2. Burson Soloist Stellar product page (soloist-stellar page, archived 2025)
  3. Burson Soloist Stellar User Manual V1.0 (Burson downloads)