Bryan’s Burson Super Charger 3A with Audeze LCD-X

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November 4, 2021

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Feedbacks - Super Charger 3A | 5A
Audeze LCD-X, Benchmark DAC3 HGC, Burson Super Charger 3A, Denafrips Ares 2, Denafrips Ares II, Meridian 508.24, Oppo 205 with Modwright Tube output stage., PS Audio DirectStream

Just got the Soloist 3XP and this upgraded power supply in yesterday and today. Excited to listen tonight.

The System

Listening with

Audeze LCD-X · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural

Impedance: 20 Ω
Sensitivity: 103 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point) ≈ 120.0 dB/V (calc.)
Frequency response: 10 Hz – 50 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: braided 4-pin XLR combo cable with 6.35 mm single-ended adapter
Other: recommended power >250 mW (min >100 mW; max 5 W RMS); 106 mm driver; max SPL >130 dB

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Burson

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

Benchmark DAC3 HGC

Denafrips Ares II · DAC: discrete R2R ladder DAC (NOS / OS modes) · discontinued

Frequency response: 20 Hz – 70 kHz (-3 dB)
Output impedance: 625 Ω (RCA); 1.25 kΩ (XLR)
Output voltage: RCA 2.2 V · XLR 4.4 V
Inputs: USB (PCM to 1536 kHz, DSD1024); 2x coaxial; 2x Toslink (24/192, DSD64 DoP)
Outputs: RCA; XLR
DAC / chipset: discrete R2R ladder (no DAC chip); FPGA DSP; STM32 USB
Other: THD+N 0.004%; S/N 115 dB; dynamic range >119 dB; crosstalk -124 dB; <=20 W; 215 x 230 x 45 mm

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Meridian 508.24

Oppo 205 with Modwright Tube output stage.

PS Audio DirectStream

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.