Htet’s Burson Playmate with Sony MDR-Z1R and Ultimate Ears Reference Remastered

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March 22, 2019

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The System

Listening with

Sony MDR-Z1R · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic (70 mm), circumaural · discontinued

Impedance: 64 Ω
Sensitivity: not published (archived Sony US spec page lists none)
Frequency response: 4 Hz – 120 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: detachable Y-type; 3 m 3.5 mm cable; 1.2 m 4.4 mm balanced cable
Other: impedance 64 Ω at 1 kHz; 385 g without cable; CCAW voice coil, neodymium

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Ultimate Ears Reference Remastered

Burson

Burson Playmate · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp · discontinued

Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 1.8 W · 32 Ω 2 W · 100 Ω 0.5 W · 150 Ω 0.3 W · 300 Ω 0.1 W
Output impedance: <2 Ω (headphone); 15 Ω (pre out)
Gain: not published
Inputs: USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink
Input impedance: 38 kΩ
Outputs: RCA pre out; headphone jack (SE)
DAC / chipset: ESS SABRE32 ES9038 (suffix not stated)
Other: Original Playmate (Playmate 1); THD <0.002%; FR ±1 dB 0-35 kHz

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