Carlos’s Burson Timekeeper 3X GT

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The monoblocks control the kef r7 drivers very well

The System

Burson

Burson Timekeeper 3X GT · Power amplifier (monoblock / stereo) · discontinued
  • Power: 8 Ω: 110 (high gain); 30 (low gain) · 4 Ω: 180 (high gain); 55 (low gain)
  • Output impedance: <0.015 Ω (20 Hz-20 kHz)
  • Gain: 29 dB; 2 gain levels (high / low)
  • Inputs: 1x RCA; 1x XLR
  • Input impedance: 100 kΩ (SE); 200 kΩ (balanced)
  • Outputs: speaker binding posts
  • Other: Model R300 (“GT3”); max power 210 W; THD <0.03% @ 1 kHz; S/N 108 dB; Super Charger 32V/6.5A

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Also in the system

Denafrips Ares II · DAC: discrete R2R ladder DAC (NOS / OS modes) · discontinued
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz – 70 kHz (-3 dB)
  • Output impedance: 625 Ω (RCA); 1.25 kΩ (XLR)
  • Output voltage: RCA 2.2 V · XLR 4.4 V
  • Inputs: USB (PCM to 1536 kHz, DSD1024); 2x coaxial; 2x Toslink (24/192, DSD64 DoP)
  • Outputs: RCA; XLR
  • DAC / chipset: discrete R2R ladder (no DAC chip); FPGA DSP; STM32 USB
  • Other: THD+N 0.004%; S/N 115 dB; dynamic range >119 dB; crosstalk -124 dB; <=20 W; 215 x 230 x 45 mm

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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. Burson Timekeeper 3X GT product page
  2. Burson Timekeeper 3X GT User Manual V1.0 (Burson downloads)
  3. Denafrips Ares II: iiwireviews.com (review reproducing denafrips spec sheet)
  4. Denafrips Ares II: head-fi.org (review reproducing denafrips spec sheet)