Yvs’s Burson Soloist 3X GT with HiFiMAN Susvara

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October 18, 2022

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Burson Soloist 3X GT, Cambridge Audio CXN V2, Cambridge CxN V2, HF400, HiFiMAN Susvara, Holo Audio May

Heard about it very recently, bought it upon good word of mouth and fully satisfied with it.

The System

Listening with

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

Impedance: 60 Ω
Sensitivity: 83 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 450 g

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Burson

Burson Soloist 3X GT · Headphone amplifier / preamp (Class-A) · 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 · 300 Ω 1.3 W / 0.65 W · 600 Ω 0.64 W / 0.32 W
Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 25 Ω (pre out)
Gain: High / Medium / Low; dB not published
Inputs: 2x XLR; 2x RCA; mic bypass
Input impedance: 35 kΩ
Input sensitivity: line level
Outputs: XLR + RCA pre out; RCA subwoofer out; 4-pin XLR + SE headphone
Other: Model R-120X (“GT3”); THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-48 kHz

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Also in the system

Cambridge Audio CXN V2 · Streamer: network player / streaming preamp with DAC · discontinued

Inputs: Ethernet; Wi-Fi; USB (host); USB audio; coaxial; optical
Outputs: RCA; XLR (fixed or variable); coax; optical
DAC / chipset: dual Wolfson WM8740 24-bit
Other: analog output voltage not published by manufacturer; left blank

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HF400

Holo Audio May · DAC: dual-mono discrete R2R DAC with separate PSU (Level 1 / Level 2 / KTE)

Output impedance: 27 Ω (RCA); 54 Ω (XLR)
Output voltage: RCA 2.9 V · XLR 5.8 V
Inputs: USB (PCM to 1.536 MHz, DSD1024 native); 2x coax; optical; AES; 2x I2S (HDMI); BNC
Outputs: RCA; XLR (fixed; no volume control)
DAC / chipset: discrete R2R ladder (dual mono); custom FPGA; Titanis 2.0 USB
Other: NOS PCM 48k: THD+N 0.00017% @ 1 kHz, DNR 130 dB; DSD128 output halves (1.45 V RCA / 2.9 V XLR); two 430 x 300 x 55 mm chassis

Matching notes: Burson lists the Soloist 3X GT’s analogue inputs as line level (35 kΩ input impedance). The Holo Audio May is rated at 2.9 V (RCA) / 5.8 V (XLR) output. ^{[5] [6] [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.