Robert’s Burson Conductor 3 Reference with Focal Aria 926

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April 3, 2024

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Belles Aria, Burson Conductor 3 Reference, Clearaudio Concept, Focal Aria 926, SOtM sMS-200

Excellent so far!
Fantastic build and sound quality!
One of the best pieces of gear I’ve ever purchased without listening first.

The System

Listening with

Focal Aria 926 · Speakers: passive 3-way floorstander, bass reflex (TNF Al/Mg inverted dome, 6.5 in Flax mid, 2x 6.5 in Flax bass) · discontinued

Impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 2.9 Ω)
Sensitivity: 91.5 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
Frequency response: 45 Hz – 28 kHz (±3 dB)
Recommended amplifier power: 40 – 250 W
Other: -6 dB at 37 Hz; crossover 290 / 2,400 Hz; 25 kg

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Burson

Burson Conductor 3 Reference · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp · discontinued

Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 7.5 W · 32 Ω 5 W · 100 Ω 1.75 W · 150 Ω 1.16 W · 300 Ω 0.58 W
Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out)
Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
Gain: High / Medium / Low; dB not published
Inputs: 2x RCA; USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; coaxial; Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone
Input impedance: 40 kΩ
Input sensitivity: line level
Outputs: RCA pre out; RCA DAC out; 2x 6.35 mm headphone
DAC / chipset: 2x ESS ES9038Q2M
Other: Model R180 (3R); SE only; THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz

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Also in the system

Belles Aria

Clearaudio Concept

SOtM sMS-200

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.