Mauricio’s Burson Timekeeper with Buchardt Audio E50

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Sales Burson
January 7, 2025

Post Info

Feedbacks - Timekeeper Voyager
Buchardt Audio E50, Burson Soloist Voyager, Chord DAVE

Overall, I’m very impressed so far! Initially, I was a bit concerned when I noticed the exterior packaging was damaged—it gave me the wrong impression at first. However, once I unpacked the Timekeepers and started using them, all my doubts quickly faded. The sound quality and performance are absolutely fantastic, and I’m genuinely enjoying them a lot. It’s clear that the product itself is top-notch, and I’m excited to continue using it!

The System

Listening with

Buchardt Audio E50

Burson

Burson Timekeeper · Power amplifier (stereo / bridgeable) · discontinued

Power: 8 Ω: 80 (stereo); 240 (bridged) · 4 Ω: not published
Output impedance: not published
Gain: not published
Inputs: 2x RCA; RCA + XLR for bridge mode
Input impedance: 20 kΩ
Input sensitivity: 0.24 V
Outputs: 2x stereo speaker binding posts
Other: Class AB; THD 0.03% (1 kHz @ 8 Ω); FR 0-50 kHz (±3 dB); S/N >98 dB

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Burson Soloist Voyager · Headphone amplifier / preamp (Class-A)

Output power (XLR / SE): 16 Ω 10 W / 5 W · 32 Ω 8 W / 4 W · 100 Ω 3.8 W / 1.9 W · 150 Ω 1.3 W / 0.65 W · 300 Ω 0.64 W / 0.32 W
Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 25 Ω (pre out)
Gain: 3 levels: High full power (XLR 10 W / SE 5 W), Medium 50%, Low 10% (IEM); dB not published
Inputs: 2x XLR; 2x RCA; mic bypass
Input impedance: 38 kΩ
Input sensitivity: RCA 2 V; XLR 4 V+ (line level)
Outputs: XLR + SE headphone; XLR + RCA pre out; RCA subwoofer out
Other: THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-48 kHz; Standard/Deluxe: 24V5A PSU or Super Charger 5A, V6 Vivid or V7 Vivid Pro; SP02 installed

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Also in the system

Chord DAVE · DAC / preamp / headphone amp (FPGA)

Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.1 dB
Output power (headphone): 33 Ω 1.4 W · 300 Ω 0.154 W
Output impedance: 0.055 Ω (headphone)
Output voltage: RCA not published · XLR not published
Inputs: 4x BNC coax (384 kHz); 1x AES XLR (96 kHz); 2x Toslink (96 kHz); USB-B (768 kHz, DSD512)
Outputs: RCA; XLR; 6.35 mm headphone
DAC / chipset: Chord custom FPGA (Spartan 6, 164,000 taps)
Other: headphone 6.8 V RMS @ 1% THD; THD+N -127.5 dB; DR 127.5 dB; channel sep >125 dB

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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.