Bhishan’s Burson Conductor GT4 with HiFiMAN Arya Stealth

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December 6, 2024

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Burson Conductor GT4, HiFiMAN Arya Stealth, Lumin U1 Mini

The sound quality is simply outstanding! I’ve never experienced an amplifier that delivers such incredible detail and precision. Every nuance in the music comes through with remarkable clarity, from the tiniest subtleties in the highs to the depth and richness in the lows. The level of separation and texture in the sound is unlike anything I’ve heard before – it’s like hearing your favorite tracks in a whole new light. This amp has set a new benchmark for what high-quality sound should be.

The System

Listening with

HiFiMAN Arya Stealth · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural

Impedance: 32 Ω
Sensitivity: 94 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 430 g

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Burson

Burson Conductor GT4 · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp

Output power (XLR / SE): 32 Ω 10 W / 5 W · 100 Ω 5 W / 2.5 W · 150 Ω 3 W / 1.5 W · 300 Ω 2 W / 1 W
Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out)
Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out) · XLR 4 V (DAC out); pre out max 12 V RMS
Gain: 2 levels: High full power (XLR 10 W / SE 5 W), Low 10% (IEM); dB not published
Inputs: 2x XLR; 2x RCA; USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; coaxial (24/192); Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone
Input impedance: 40 kΩ
Input sensitivity: line level (24-bit/192 kHz ADC on analogue inputs)
Outputs: headphone 6.35 mm / 4-pin XLR / 3.5 mm; XLR + RCA pre out; subwoofer pre out; XLR + RCA line (DAC) out
DAC / chipset: 2x ESS9038 (one chip per channel; suffix not published)
Other: THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz; versions: Standard (V6 Vivid, SP01, 24V5A) / Deluxe (V7 Vivid, SP02, Super Charger 5A) / Max (+Fusion Core 24V)

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Also in the system

Lumin U1 Mini · Streamer: network transport (digital outputs only)

Inputs: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45); USB storage
Outputs: USB (PCM 44.1-384 kHz / 32-bit, DSD256); optical, coaxial RCA, BNC, AES/EBU (PCM to 192/24, DSD64 DoP)
Other: internal shielded auto-ranging supply; DSF / DIFF / DoP playback

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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.