Dominic’s Burson V6 Classic Opamp with Eastern Electric Minimax DAC

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I was very impressed with the details, transparency and dynamics of the V5 (single and dual) which I installed in my EE Minimax Dac in Dec 2016. Now, with the V6 Classic, I’m experiencing, on top of the qualities of V5, better bass and greater palpability (in vocals).

The System

Listening with

Eastern Electric Minimax DAC · DAC: tube / solid-state selectable DAC (12AU7) · discontinued
  • Frequency response: 15 Hz – 32 kHz
  • Output impedance: 22k (tube) / 10k (solid state) (as published)
  • Output voltage: RCA 3 V (tube) / 2.5 V (solid state)
  • Inputs: 4 digital inputs + USB (up to 192 kHz except USB)
  • Outputs: RCA
  • DAC / chipset: ESS ES9018
  • Other: dynamic range 129 dB; S/N 90 dB tube / 95 dB SS; THD 0.5% tube / 0.02% SS; 12 W; 3 kg net

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Burson

Burson V6 Classic Opamp

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. Eastern Electric Minimax DAC: eeaudio.com (distributor site)