Andreas’s Burson Super Charger 3A with HiFiMAN Arya

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A Super Charger for my Soloist 3XP :)

The System

Listening with

HiFiMAN Arya · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural · discontinued
  • Impedance: 35 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 90 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 404 g

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Burson

Burson Super Charger 3A · Power supply (24 V DC)
  • Other: 24 V / 3 A; noise floor <1 µV; 2.5 mm barrel plug, centre positive; 100-240 V AC in

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Burson Soloist 3X Performance · Headphone amplifier / preamp (Class-A) · discontinued
  • Output power (XLR / SE): 16 Ω 8 W / 4 W · 32 Ω 4 W / 2 W · 100 Ω 1 W / 0.5 W · 150 Ω 0.6 W / 0.3 W · 300 Ω 0.3 W / 0.15 W
  • Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 25 Ω (pre out)
  • Gain: High / Medium / Low (manual); dB not published
  • Inputs: 1x XLR; 1x RCA; mic bypass
  • Input impedance: 35 kΩ
  • Input sensitivity: standard line level
  • Outputs: XLR pre out; 4-pin XLR + SE headphone
  • Other: Model M-120X (3XP); THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-48 kHz

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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.

  1. HiFiMAN Arya: hifiman.com
  2. Burson Super Charger 3A product page (super-charger-3a page)
  3. Burson Super Charger 3A product page (super-charger-3a page, archived 2021)
  4. Burson Soloist 3X Performance product page
  5. Burson Soloist 3X Performance User Manual V1.6 (Burson downloads)