Dominik’s Burson Conductor GT4 with HiFiMAN HE1000se

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June 10, 2025

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Burson Conductor GT4, HiFiMAN HE1000se, WiiM Ultra

The Burson Conductor GT4 is absolutely outstanding. It delivers powerful, detailed sound with a wide soundstage and remarkable clarity. Build quality is top-notch, and it’s the perfect centerpiece for any high-end audio setup.

The System

Listening with

HiFiMAN HE1000se · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural

Impedance: 35 Ω
Sensitivity: 96 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 440 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

WiiM Ultra · Streamer: network streamer / preamp with DAC, phono stage and headphone amp (3.5 in touchscreen)

Output voltage: RCA 2.1 V (line out, max)
Inputs: Wi-Fi / Ethernet; HDMI eARC; optical; line in; phono MM/MC; USB; Bluetooth
Outputs: RCA line out; sub out (2.0 V); coax; optical; USB audio out; 6.35 mm headphone; Bluetooth out
DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M; TI TPA6120A2 headphone amp; TI PCM1861 ADC
Other: line out SNR 121 dB (A), THD+N 0.00018%; headphone out SNR 119 dB, THD+N -92 dB (32 Ω) / -99 dB (300 Ω); phono gain 41 dB MM / 59 dB MC

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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.