Aaro’s Burson V5 Opamp with Lycan headphone amp and Shure SRH1840

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Carlos G
January 15, 2016

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Feedbacks - V5 SS Opamp
Shure SRH1840

I have been very happy with my Lycan headphone amp and op-amps! My Shure SRH1840 headphones sound now much more clean, accurate, airy and lifelike than before. Of course there might be some placebo effect but anyway, I love my system now. I actually started using this system also as pre-amp for my not-so-hifi boston soundbar and it sounds less bad now.

I think I’m done with reading audio forums and buying new gear for now and I just start enjoying the music. It’s really big part of my life as music student.

Thanks and best regards,
Aaro

The System

Listening with

Burson Lycan · Headphone amplifier / preamp (opamp test platform) · discontinued

Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 2.2 W
Output impedance: not published
Gain: not published
Inputs: not published
Input impedance: not published
Outputs: headphone; preamp out
Other: Pure Class-A; 60 W PSU; sold with NE5532 or V4/V5 SS opamps

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Shure SRH1840 · Headphones: open-back, dynamic (40 mm neodymium, matched), circumaural

Impedance: 65 Ω
Sensitivity: 96 dB/mW (@ 1 kHz) ≈ 107.9 dB/V (calc.)
Frequency response: 10 Hz – 30 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: dual-exit detachable MMCX cables; 3.5 mm plug + threaded 6.3 mm adapter
Other: impedance @ 1 kHz; max input 1,000 mW; 268 g without cable

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Burson

Burson V5 Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual) · discontinued

Supply voltage: ±3.5 V to ±15 V (absolute maximum)
Gain-bandwidth product: 50 MHz (at 100 kHz)
Dual or single: dual and single
Package: 14.5 mm wide × 12.4 mm deep × 29 mm high (V5-OPA-D)

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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.