Hyeongmo’s Burson Soloist 3X GT with HiFiMAN Susvara

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October 13, 2022

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Burson Soloist 3X GT, Gustard X26 Pro, Gustard X26pro dac, HiFiMAN Susvara

Enough power to drive Susvara

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

Gustard X26 Pro · DAC: balanced desktop DAC (dual-mono 2x ES9038PRO, MQA, Bluetooth 5.0) · discontinued

Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.1 dB)
Output impedance: 100 Ω (RCA and XLR)
Output voltage: RCA 2.5 V (volume 0 dB) · XLR 5 V (volume 0 dB)
Inputs: USB (PCM 768 kHz/32-bit, DSD512 native); I2S (HDMI); coax; AES; optical (192/24, DoP64); Bluetooth 5.0 (LDAC); 10 MHz clock in
Outputs: XLR; RCA
DAC / chipset: 2x ESS ES9038PRO (one per channel)
Other: DNR >128 dB; crosstalk -140 dB; THD+N <=0.0001% @ 1 kHz; IMD <0.0006%; <60 W

Matching notes: Burson lists the Soloist 3X GT’s analogue inputs as line level (35 kΩ input impedance). The X26 Pro is rated at 2.5 V (volume 0 dB) (RCA) / 5 V (volume 0 dB) (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.