Yury’s Burson V5i Opamp with Audio-Technica ATH-M50

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Clear, transparent, slightly warm sound. Wide soundstage. Really amazing.

The System

Listening with

Audio-Technica ATH-M50 · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic, circumaural · discontinued
  • Impedance: 38 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 99 dB (reference not stated on page; A-T M-series)
  • Frequency response: 15 Hz – 28 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: coiled cable 1.2-3.0 m; 3.5 mm plug + 6.3 mm adapter
  • Other: 45 mm driver; max input 1,600 mW @ 1 kHz

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Burson

Burson V5i Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual) · current
  • Supply voltage: ±5 V / 10 VDC to ±16 V / 32 VDC (absolute maximum)
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 50 MHz (at 100 kHz)
  • Dual or single: dual and single
  • Package: 11 mm wide × 11 mm deep × 7.3 mm high

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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. Audio-Technica ATH-M50: audio-technica.com
  2. Burson V5i Opamp datasheet V1.0
  3. Burson V5i Opamp product page