I recently purchased my first high end headphones for both enjoyment listening and for the ability to check my recording mixes on highly resolving but non “pro-audio” equipment. I was not satisfied with the tonal balance of my Focal Clears from my audio interface, so after much research decided on the Burson Conductor. I am thrilled with the sound so far- much more balanced presentation with superior imaging to my Apogee interface, and for enjoyment listening I also really like the Burson on my studio monitors! So far I’m convinced the outstanding reviews of Burson are well-deserved, and I look forward to getting to know the system even better!
Matching notes: At 55 Ω and 104 dB/mW, the Focal Clear is a low-impedance load, and an efficient one: about 0.47 V (4 mW, 8.5 mA) for 110 dB SPL (calc.). Burson does not publish a 55 Ω rating for the Conductor 3X Reference. Its 32 Ω and 100 Ω ratings (5 W XLR / 2.5 W SE; 1.75 W XLR / 0.88 W SE) fall either side of it. The Conductor 3X Reference’s 0.5 Ω headphone output impedance is 1/110 of the load. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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.
