Dominick’s Burson Soloist Voyager with HiFiMAN HE1000se

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Sales Burson
April 18, 2024

Post Info

Feedbacks - Soloist Prime | Voyager
Gustard A26

Everything has been great but I’m having issues with the Voyager. Lots of harsh static in my headset. I completely removed it from the source to troubleshoot, isolate the problem. All that was plugged into the unit is my headphones and the supercharger power cable. The static was clear as day. Not a hiss static but a very harsh clipping type static. Definitely needs repair or replacement

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 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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Also in the system

Gustard A26 · DAC / streamer / preamp (AK4191 + dual AK4499EX)

Output impedance: 100 Ω (search-listed; not on fetched page)
Output voltage: RCA 2.5 V (fixed) · XLR 5.0 V (fixed)
Inputs: USB, I2S, LAN (to 32/768, DSD512); S/PDIF inputs; 10 MHz clock in
Outputs: XLR; RCA
DAC / chipset: AKM AK4191 + 2x AK4499EX
Other: DR >127 dB; SNR >126 dB; dual toroidal transformers

Matching notes: Burson lists the Soloist Voyager’s analogue inputs as RCA 2 V; XLR 4 V+ (line level) (38 kΩ input impedance). The Gustard A26 is rated at 2.5 V (fixed) (RCA) / 5.0 V (fixed) (XLR) output. ^{[4] [2] [3]}

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.