Marco’s Burson V5i Opamp with Aune X8

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Nice sound with clarity and fidelity.

The System

Listening with

Aune X8 · DAC: desktop DAC (FPGA + ESS, user-swappable opamps) – marketed as “X8 Magic” · discontinued
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.2 dB
  • Output voltage: RCA 2.0 V
  • Inputs: USB (768 kHz/32-bit, DSD512); coaxial (384k, DoP128); optical (192k, DoP64)
  • Outputs: RCA line out
  • DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M (per retailer review)
  • Other: SNR 117 dB; THD+N 0.0006%

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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 (this post uses the dual)
  • 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. Aune X8: linsoul.kr (authorised distributor page + retailer review)
  2. Aune X8: hifigo.com (authorised distributor page + retailer review)
  3. Burson V5i Opamp datasheet V1.0
  4. Burson V5i Opamp product page