Burson Soloist Voyager with Audeze LCD-5

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The System

Listening with

Audeze LCD-5 · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 14 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 90 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point) ≈ 108.5 dB/V (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 5 Hz – 50 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: 2.5 m braided 4-pin XLR balanced cable; 4-pin XLR to 6.35 mm adapter; 6.35 to 3.5 mm adapter
  • Other: recommended power >500 mW (min >100 mW; max 5 W RMS);

Matching notes: At 14 Ω and 90 dB/mW, the LCD-5 is a low-impedance load, and a fairly demanding one: about 1.2 V (100 mW, 85 mA) for 110 dB SPL (calc.). Burson does not publish a 14 Ω rating for the Soloist Voyager; its nearest published rating is 10 W XLR / 5 W SE into 16 Ω. The Soloist Voyager’s 0.5 Ω headphone output impedance is 1/28 of the load. [1] [2] [3]

Burson

Burson Soloist Voyager · Headphone amplifier / preamp (Class-A)
  • Output power (XLR / SE): 16 Ω 10 W / 5 W · 32 Ω 8 W / 4 W · 100 Ω 3.8 W / 1.9 W · 150 Ω 1.3 W / 0.65 W · 300 Ω 0.64 W / 0.32 W
  • Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 25 Ω (pre out)
  • Gain: 3 levels: High full power (XLR 10 W / SE 5 W), Medium 50%, Low 10% (IEM); dB not published
  • Inputs: 2x XLR; 2x RCA; mic bypass
  • Input impedance: 38 kΩ
  • Input sensitivity: RCA 2 V; XLR 4 V+ (line level)
  • Outputs: XLR + SE headphone; XLR + RCA pre out; RCA subwoofer out
  • Other: THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-48 kHz; Standard/Deluxe: 24V5A PSU or Super Charger 5A, V6 Vivid or V7 Vivid Pro; SP02 installed

[2] [3]

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SPL

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. Audeze LCD-5: audeze.com
  2. Burson Soloist Voyager product page
  3. Burson Soloist Voyager User Manual V1.2 (Burson downloads)