Andrey’s Burson Conductor GT4 with HiFiMAN HE1000se

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The Conductor GT4 MAX is truly an exceptional and uncompromising system. I am beyond impressed with its performance—it’s everything I could have hoped for and more. This powerhouse is as strong and formidable as a lion, effortlessly handling every task I throw at it. I initially thought the Burson system out of the box was already impressive, but adding the Fusion Core has completely taken it to the next level. With this upgrade, I feel like I’ve truly found the ultimate sound experience. Simply put, I’ve reached a whole new level of satisfaction.

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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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 HE1000se: hifiman.com
  2. Burson Conductor GT4 product page
  3. Burson Conductor GT4 User Manual V1.2 (Burson downloads)