Wide stage and clear, intense sound. A reasonable and stylish design.
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
ZMF Auteur · Headphones: open-back, dynamic (biocellulose), circumaural
- Impedance: 300 Ω
- Sensitivity: ~96 dB/mW (approx., “~” as published)
- Frequency response: not published
- Plugs / cables supplied: not published (ZMF lists no connector type)
HiFiMAN HE6se · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural · discontinued
- Impedance: 50 Ω
- Sensitivity: 83.5 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 470 g
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
Also in the system
BMC PureDAC MK2
Gustard X16
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.
