Kevin’s Burson Funk with HiFiMAN Sundara and Sansui PM-C100

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Post Info

Amp sounds and looks great. Customer service was quick to answer all my questions. Only issue is annoying pop when turning off amp thru my speakers even when using the headphone output and I was told this was normal and the RCA inputs in rear of unit are crooked but they don’t move and does not effect sound. Awesome amp with solid build for 500 bucks would buy Burson again.

The System

Listening with

HiFiMAN Sundara · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 32 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 92 dB (reference not stated by HiFiMAN)
  • Frequency response: 6 Hz – 75 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: not published (HiFiMAN spec page lists no connector)
  • Other: weight 342 g

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Sansui PM-C100

Burson

Burson Funk · Headphone amplifier / integrated amplifier
  • Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 3.5 W · 32 Ω 2.5 W · 100 Ω 0.6 W · 150 Ω 0.4 W · 300 Ω 0.15 W
  • Power: 8 Ω: 35 W · 4 Ω: 45 W
  • Output impedance: <2 Ω (headphone)
  • Gain: not published
  • Inputs: RCA L/R
  • Input impedance: 38 kΩ
  • Outputs: headphone (SE); speaker terminals
  • Other: Model P-300; THD <0.03%; FR ±1 dB 0-35 kHz; speaker S/N 92.5 dB

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Also in the system

Topping D10s · DAC: USB DAC / USB-to-S/PDIF converter (ES9038Q2M, USB powered) · discontinued
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.1 dB)
  • Output impedance: 20 Ω
  • Output voltage: RCA 2 V
  • Inputs: USB (PCM 384 kHz/32-bit, DSD256 native)
  • Outputs: RCA; coaxial; optical
  • DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M; XMOS XU208
  • Other: THD+N <0.0002% @ 1 kHz (A); SNR / DR 120 dB; crosstalk -135 dB; noise <2.5 µV; swappable opamp; 5 V / 0.5 A USB power

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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 Sundara: hifiman.com
  2. Burson Funk product page (funk page)
  3. Burson Funk product page (funk page, archived 2021)
  4. Burson Funk User Manual V1.5 (Burson downloads)
  5. Topping D10s: apos.audio (retailer)
  6. Topping D10s: headphonesty.com (retailer)