Jose’s Burson Soloist 3X Performance

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October 4, 2021

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Feedbacks - Super Charger 3A | 5A
Burson Soloist 3X Performance, Burson Super Charger 3A, SMSL SU-9

Bass and soundstages have improved with this new Super Charger. The bass is tighter. The background is darker. Very happy with my purchases.

The System

Burson

Burson Soloist 3X Performance · Headphone amplifier / preamp (Class-A) · discontinued

Output power (XLR / SE): 16 Ω 8 W / 4 W · 32 Ω 4 W / 2 W · 100 Ω 1 W / 0.5 W · 150 Ω 0.6 W / 0.3 W · 300 Ω 0.3 W / 0.15 W
Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 25 Ω (pre out)
Gain: High / Medium / Low (manual); dB not published
Inputs: 1x XLR; 1x RCA; mic bypass
Input impedance: 35 kΩ
Input sensitivity: standard line level
Outputs: XLR pre out; 4-pin XLR + SE headphone
Other: Model M-120X (3XP); THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-48 kHz

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Burson Super Charger 3A · Power supply (24 V DC)

Other: 24 V / 3 A; noise floor <1 µV; 2.5 mm barrel plug, centre positive; 100-240 V AC in

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Also in the system

SMSL SU-9 · DAC: balanced desktop DAC (ES9038PRO, MQA, Bluetooth LDAC) · discontinued

Output impedance: 207 Ω (XLR); 142 Ω (RCA)
Inputs: USB (PCM 768 kHz, DSD512); optical; coaxial (DoP64); Bluetooth (LDAC, aptX HD, SBC, AAC)
Outputs: XLR; RCA
DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038PRO; ES9311 supply chip; XMOS XU216
Other: THD+N 0.00009% (-121 dB); SNR 130 dB; DR 130 dB XLR / 123 dB RCA

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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.