Daniel’s Burson Soloist Voyager with HiFiMAN HE-500 and HiFiMAN HE6se V2

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January 7, 2025

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Burson Conductor 3 Reference, Burson Conductor 3X GT, Burson Soloist Voyager, FiiO R7, HiFiMAN HE-500, HiFiMAN HE6se V2, Ultrasone Edition 11

Absolutely fantastic, as always! The Voyager is truly a top-tier product—everything about it exudes quality and precision. From the moment I started using it, I could tell it stands head and shoulders above anything else I’ve tried. The attention to detail, the performance, and the overall experience are all unmatched. I’m genuinely grateful for the effort and innovation that went into creating such an exceptional piece of equipment. Thank you for bringing something this extraordinary to life!

The System

Listening with

HiFiMAN HE-500 · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural · discontinued

Impedance: 38 Ω
Sensitivity: 89 dB (reference not stated)
Frequency response: 15 Hz – 50 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: screw-on SMC sockets on cups; detachable cable
Other: approx. 502 g

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HiFiMAN HE6se V2 · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural

Impedance: 50 Ω
Sensitivity: 83.5 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 470 g; HiFiMAN labels the figure “Efficiency”

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Ultrasone Edition 11 · Headphones: open-back, dynamic (40 mm TruTex Bio-Cell composite), circumaural · discontinued

Impedance: 32 Ω
Sensitivity: 94 dB (reference not stated)
Frequency response: 6 Hz – 42 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: detachable 3 m 4-core cable with 2-pin connectors, 3.5 mm plug
Other: 318 g

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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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Burson Conductor 3X GT · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp · discontinued

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); 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out)
Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
Gain: High / Low; 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
Outputs: XLR/RCA pre / DAC out; subwoofer pre out; 6.35 mm + 4-pin XLR headphone
DAC / chipset: 2x ESS ES9038 (suffix not stated)
Other: Model R-181X (“GT3”); THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz; 24V/5A PSU

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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

FiiO R7

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.