Burson Playmate with Audeze LCD-XC

• Impedance: 20 Ω
• Sensitivity: 100 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point) ≈ 117.0 dB/V (calc.)
• Frequency response: 10 Hz – 50 kHz
• Plugs / cables supplied: 1.9 m 4-pin XLR cable with 6.35 mm adapter
• Other: recommended power >250 mW (min >100 mW; max 5 W RMS);

Matching notes: At 20 Ω and 100 dB/mW, the Audeze LCD-XC is a low-impedance load, and an efficient one: about 0.45 V (10 mW, 22 mA) for 110 dB SPL (calc.). Burson does not publish a 20 Ω rating for the Playmate. Its 16 Ω and 32 Ω ratings (1.8 W SE; 2 W SE) fall either side of it. The Playmate’s under 2 Ω headphone output impedance is less than 1/10 of the load. ^{[1] [2]}

• Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 1.8 W · 32 Ω 2 W · 100 Ω 0.5 W · 150 Ω 0.3 W · 300 Ω 0.1 W
• Output impedance: <2 Ω (headphone); 15 Ω (pre out)
• Gain: not published
• Inputs: USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink
• Input impedance: 38 kΩ
• Outputs: RCA pre out; headphone jack (SE)
• DAC / chipset: ESS SABRE32 ES9038 (suffix not stated)
• Other: Original Playmate (Playmate 1); THD <0.002%; FR ±1 dB 0-35 kHz

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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.

1. Audeze LCD-XC: audeze.com
2. Burson Playmate product page