Jeff’s Burson Soloist GT4 with Sennheiser HD 800 S

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Lovin the product line. Have owned a number of Burson products. C3R, C3XP, Soloist 3XP, Funk,

Registering today: Purchased June 4th 2026. From Odiyo Projects 805695467 in Vancouver, BC
Soloist GT4 SN [removed] Fusion Core SN [removed]

The System

Listening with

Sennheiser HD 800 S · Headphones: open-back, dynamic, circumaural
  • Impedance: 300 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 102 dB SPL @ 1 V ≈ 96.8 dB/mW (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 4 Hz – 51 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: 6.35 mm unbalanced; 4.4 mm balanced

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Burson

Burson Soloist GT4 · Headphone amplifier / preamp (Class-A)
  • Output power (XLR / SE): 32 Ω 10 W / 5 W · 100 Ω 8 W / 4 W · 150 Ω 3.8 W / 1.9 W · 300 Ω 1.3 W / 0.65 W
  • Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 25 Ω (pre out)
  • Gain: 3 levels: High full power, Medium 50%, Low 10% (IEM); dB not published
  • Inputs: 2x XLR; 2x RCA
  • 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; versions: Standard / Deluxe (V7 Vivid opamps, SP02, Super Charger 5A) / Max

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Burson Fusion Core · Power supply (GaN, 24 V or 32 V)
  • Other: Fusion Core 24V: 24 V/15 A, 2.5 mm barrel (centre +); Fusion Core 32V: 32 V/15 A, 4-pin DC plug (Timekeeper 3X GT / Voyager / GT4); noise floor <1 µV; 100-240 V AC

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Also in the system

LAIV microDAC
C3R
C3XP
Soloist 3XP
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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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. Sennheiser HD 800 S: us.sennheiser-hearing.com
  2. Burson Soloist GT4 product page
  3. Burson Soloist GT4 User Manual V1 (Burson downloads)
  4. Burson Fusion Core product page
  5. Burson Funk product page (funk page)
  6. Burson Funk product page (funk page, archived 2021)