Michael’s Burson Soloist Voyager with Falcon Acoustics LS3 5A

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Very pleased with the Voyager. Great Pre-Amp &; headphone Amp.

The System

Listening with

Falcon Acoustics LS3 5A
HiFiMAN HE1000se · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 35 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 96 dB (reference not stated by HiFiMAN)
  • Frequency response: 8 Hz – 65 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: not published (HiFiMAN spec page lists no connector)
  • Other: weight 440 g

[1]

Dan Clark Audio E3 · Headphones: closed-back, planar magnetic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 27 Ω
  • Sensitivity: ~90 dB/mW
  • Frequency response: not published (page states “Yes, it has one”)
  • Plugs / cables supplied: not published
  • Other: 455 g

[2]

ZMF Verite Open · Headphones: open-back, dynamic (vapor-deposited beryllium), circumaural
  • Impedance: 300 Ω
  • Sensitivity: ~97 dB/mW (approx., “~” as published)
  • Frequency response: not published
  • Plugs / cables supplied: not published (ZMF lists no connector type)

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Burson

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

T+A A200
T+A DAC200
Technics 1200GL

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. HiFiMAN HE1000se: hifiman.com
  2. Dan Clark Audio E3: danclarkaudio.com
  3. ZMF Verite Open: archived page (web.archive.org)
  4. ZMF Verite Open: zmfheadphones.com
  5. Burson Soloist Voyager product page
  6. Burson Soloist Voyager User Manual V1.2 (Burson downloads)