So far it has been great. Really enjoying the Soloist 3X GT. The sub and rca out to my nearfield setup really improved. The features on the unit such as the crossfeed feature is fun to use on certain songs when using headphones.
The System
Listening with
Meze Liric · Headphones: closed-back, planar magnetic (Rinaro Isodynamic Hybrid Array MZ4), circumaural · discontinued
- Impedance: 30 Ω
- Sensitivity: 100 dB SPL / mW @ 1 kHz ≈ 115.2 dB/V (calc.)
- Frequency response: 4 Hz – 92 kHz
- Plugs / cables supplied: dual 3.5 mm TS cup sockets (current page)
Matching notes: At 30 Ω and 100 dB/mW, the Meze Liric is a low-impedance load, and an efficient one: about 0.55 V (10 mW, 18 mA) for 110 dB SPL (calc.). Burson does not publish a 30 Ω rating for the Soloist 3X GT. Its 16 Ω and 32 Ω ratings (10 W XLR / 5 W SE; 8 W XLR / 4 W SE) fall either side of it. The Soloist 3X GT’s 0.5 Ω headphone output impedance is 1/60 of the load. [1] [2] [3] [4]
HiFiMAN Arya · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural · discontinued
- Impedance: 35 Ω
- Sensitivity: 90 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 404 g
[5]
Focal Clear · Headphones: open-back, dynamic (40 mm Al/Mg M-dome), circumaural · discontinued
- Impedance: 55 Ω
- Sensitivity: 104 dB SPL / 1 mW @ 1 kHz ≈ 116.6 dB/V (calc.)
- Frequency response: 5 Hz – 28 kHz
- Plugs / cables supplied: 4-pin XLR; 6.35 mm; 3.5 mm cables supplied
Matching notes: At 55 Ω and 104 dB/mW, the Focal Clear is a low-impedance load, and an efficient one: about 0.47 V (4 mW, 8.5 mA) for 110 dB SPL (calc.). Burson does not publish a 55 Ω rating for the Soloist 3X GT. Its 32 Ω and 100 Ω ratings (8 W XLR / 4 W SE; 3.8 W XLR / 1.9 W SE) fall either side of it. The Soloist 3X GT’s 0.5 Ω headphone output impedance is 1/110 of the load. [6] [7] [8] [3] [4]
Audeze LCD-X · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural
- Impedance: 20 Ω
- Sensitivity: 103 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point) ≈ 120.0 dB/V (calc.)
- Frequency response: 10 Hz – 50 kHz
- Plugs / cables supplied: braided 4-pin XLR combo cable with 6.35 mm single-ended adapter
- Other: recommended power >250 mW (min >100 mW; max 5 W RMS); 106 mm driver; max SPL >130 dB
Matching notes: At 20 Ω and 103 dB/mW, the Audeze LCD-X is a low-impedance load, and an efficient one: about 0.32 V (5 mW, 16 mA) for 110 dB SPL (calc.). Burson does not publish a 20 Ω rating for the Soloist 3X GT. Its 16 Ω and 32 Ω ratings (10 W XLR / 5 W SE; 8 W XLR / 4 W SE) fall either side of it. The Soloist 3X GT’s 0.5 Ω headphone output impedance is 1/40 of the load. [9] [3] [4]
Burson
- 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
[3] [4]
Also in the system
Topping D90SE · DAC: balanced desktop DAC (ES9038PRO, MQA, Bluetooth 5.0) · discontinued
- Frequency response: 20 Hz – 40 kHz (±0.3 dB)
- Output impedance: 100 Ω (RCA and XLR)
- Output voltage: RCA 2.1 V (4 V mode) / 2.6 V (5 V mode) · XLR 4.2 V (4 V mode) / 5.2 V (5 V mode)
- Inputs: USB (PCM 768 kHz/32-bit, DSD512); AES; optical; coaxial; Bluetooth (LDAC, aptX HD)
- Outputs: XLR; RCA
- DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038PRO; XMOS XU216; Qualcomm CSR8675
- Other: XLR: THD+N <0.00005% @ 1 kHz, SNR / DR 134 dB; RCA: THD+N <0.00007%, SNR / DR 127 dB
Matching notes: Burson lists the Soloist 3X GT’s analogue inputs as line level (35 kΩ input impedance). The D90SE is rated at 2.1 V (4 V mode) / 2.6 V (5 V mode) (RCA) / 4.2 V (4 V mode) / 5.2 V (5 V mode) (XLR) output. [10] [11] [3] [4]
