The Burson Conductor 3R, coupled with the Burson Super Charger 3A, is absolutely superb! This combination has completely transformed my listening experience, delivering exceptional audio quality with stunning clarity and depth. The power and precision of the sound are remarkable, allowing me to appreciate every nuance in my favorite tracks. I’m truly impressed with how well these two components work together!
The System
Listening with
Burson Conductor 3 Reference · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp · discontinued
- Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 7.5 W · 32 Ω 5 W · 100 Ω 1.75 W · 150 Ω 1.16 W · 300 Ω 0.58 W
- Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out)
- Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
- Gain: High / Medium / Low; dB not published
- Inputs: 2x RCA; USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; coaxial; Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone
- Input impedance: 40 kΩ
- Input sensitivity: line level
- Outputs: RCA pre out; RCA DAC out; 2x 6.35 mm headphone
- DAC / chipset: 2x ESS ES9038Q2M
- Other: Model R180 (3R); SE only; THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz
Burson
Burson Super Charger 3A · Power supply (24 V DC)
- Other: 24 V / 3 A; noise floor <1 µV; 2.5 mm barrel plug, centre positive; 100-240 V AC in
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.
- Burson Conductor 3 Reference product page (conductor-3 page, archived 2019)
- Burson Conductor 3 Reference product page (conductor-3-performance page, archived 2020)
- Burson Conductor 3 References User Manual V1.6 (Burson downloads)
- Burson Super Charger 3A product page (super-charger-3a page)
- Burson Super Charger 3A product page (super-charger-3a page, archived 2021)
