Great sound and build quality. Conductor 3 is the perfect choice to set up a minimalistic audiophile music system.
The System
Listening with
beyerdynamic T51p · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic, on-ear (portable) · discontinued
- Impedance: 32 Ω
- Sensitivity: 111 dB (reference not stated)
- Frequency response: 10 Hz – 23 kHz
- Plugs / cables supplied: 3.5 mm mini-jack cable with 6.35 mm adapter
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AKG K702 · Headphones: open-back, dynamic, circumaural
- Impedance: 62 Ω
- Sensitivity: 105 dB SPL/V ≈ 92.9 dB/mW (calc.)
- Frequency response: 10 Hz – 39.8 kHz
- Plugs / cables supplied: detachable 3 m cable
- Other: max input power 200 mW
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Burson
Burson Conductor 3 · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp family (Conductor 3 Performance / 3 Reference) · discontinued
- Output impedance: 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out); headphone 0.5 Ω (3R) / 0.6 Ω (3P)
- Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
- Gain: High / Low (3P); High / Medium / Low (3R); dB not published
- Inputs: USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone (3R adds 2x RCA analogue in + coaxial)
- Outputs: RCA pre out; RCA DAC out; 6.35 mm headphone (SE only)
- DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M (1x in 3P, 2x in 3R)
- Other: 3P (M180): 4 W @16 Ω, 2 W @32, 0.64 W @100, 0.16 W @300; 1x ES9038Q2M; THD <0.0017%. 3R (R180): 7.5 W @16, 5 W @32, 1.75 W @100, 0.58 W @300; 2x ES9038Q2M; THD <0.0015%. Both FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz.
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