Masaru’s Burson Conductor 3 with Focal Alfa80 and Sennheiser HD 800 S

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  • Feedbacks - Conductor 3R | 3XR
  • AKG K812, Audeze LCD-XC, beyerdynamic T1 (2nd Generation), Focal Alfa80, GeekPulse Xfi, Sennheiser HD 800 S, Sennheiser HDV 820, Yamaha A-S1000

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The System

Listening with

Focal Alfa80
Sennheiser HD 800 S · Headphones: open-back, dynamic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 300 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 102 dB SPL @ 1 V ≈ 96.8 dB/mW (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 4 Hz – 51 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: 6.35 mm unbalanced; 4.4 mm balanced

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Audeze LCD-XC · Headphones: closed-back, planar magnetic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 20 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 100 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point) ≈ 117.0 dB/V (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 10 Hz – 50 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: 1.9 m 4-pin XLR cable with 6.35 mm adapter
  • Other: recommended power >250 mW (min >100 mW; max 5 W RMS);

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AKG K812 · Headphones: open-back, dynamic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 36 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 110 dB SPL/V ≈ 95.6 dB/mW (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 5 Hz – 54 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: detachable 3 m cable; 3.5 mm plug + 6.3 mm adapter
  • Other: max input power 300 mW; 390 g

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beyerdynamic T1 (2nd Generation) · Headphones: open-back (Beyerdynamic: semi-open), dynamic (Tesla), circumaural · discontinued
  • Impedance: 600 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 102 dB SPL (1 mW / 500 Hz) ≈ 104.2 dB/V (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 5 Hz – 50 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: double-sided detachable OCC cable with screw-on jack plugs

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beyerdynamic Dharma D1000

Burson

Burson Conductor 3 · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp family (Conductor 3 Performance / 3 Reference) · discontinued
  • Output impedance: 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out); headphone 0.5 Ω (3R) / 0.6 Ω (3P)
  • Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
  • Gain: High / Low (3P); High / Medium / Low (3R); dB not published
  • Inputs: USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone (3R adds 2x RCA analogue in + coaxial)
  • Outputs: RCA pre out; RCA DAC out; 6.35 mm headphone (SE only)
  • DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M (1x in 3P, 2x in 3R)
  • Other: 3P (M180): 4 W @16 Ω, 2 W @32, 0.64 W @100, 0.16 W @300; 1x ES9038Q2M; THD <0.0017%. 3R (R180): 7.5 W @16, 5 W @32, 1.75 W @100, 0.58 W @300; 2x ES9038Q2M; THD <0.0015%. Both FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz.

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Also in the system

GeekPulse Xfi
Sennheiser HDV 820
Yamaha A-S1000 · Integrated amp: stereo integrated amp (floating balanced power amp, MM/MC phono) · discontinued
  • Frequency response: 5 Hz – 100 kHz (+0 / -3 dB); 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0 / -0.3 dB)
  • Power: 8 Ω: 90 (20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.02% THD) · 4 Ω: 140 (20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.02% THD)
  • Inputs: line (RCA, XLR balanced); phono MM (2.5 mV / 47k) + MC (100 µV / 50 Ω); main in
  • Input impedance: 47 kΩ (line)
  • Input sensitivity: 0.15 V (CD / line); main in 1 V
  • Outputs: speakers A/B; pre out; headphone
  • Other: max power 115 W / 8 Ω, 190 W / 4 Ω (1 kHz, 10% THD); dynamic power 105 / 135 / 190 / 220 W (8/6/4/2 Ω); S/N 98 dB (CD); 22 kg

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