Paul’s Burson Funk with Canton Karat 30 and Sennheiser HD 280 Pro

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Simple setup smooth operation sound exceptionally good considering size and power output

The System

Listening with

Canton Karat 30
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 64 Ω
  • Frequency response: 8 Hz – 25 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: 3.5 mm plug with 6.3 mm adapter; single-sided coiled cable
  • Other: max SPL 113 dB (reference not stated on the current page); THD 0.1%; weight 285 g without cable; ambient attenuation up to 32 dB

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Burson

Burson Funk · Headphone amplifier / integrated amplifier
  • Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 3.5 W · 32 Ω 2.5 W · 100 Ω 0.6 W · 150 Ω 0.4 W · 300 Ω 0.15 W
  • Power: 8 Ω: 35 W · 4 Ω: 45 W
  • Output impedance: <2 Ω (headphone)
  • Gain: not published
  • Inputs: RCA L/R
  • Input impedance: 38 kΩ
  • Outputs: headphone (SE); speaker terminals
  • Other: Model P-300; THD <0.03%; FR ±1 dB 0-35 kHz; speaker S/N 92.5 dB

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Also in the system

Meridian 596
Metaxas Charisma II

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. Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: sennheiser.com
  2. Burson Funk product page (funk page)
  3. Burson Funk product page (funk page, archived 2021)
  4. Burson Funk User Manual V1.5 (Burson downloads)