Dieter’s Burson Conductor 3 with Nubert Nuvero 7 and Grado RS2e

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Dies ist mein erstes Produkt von Burson und ich bin mit der Auflösung und dem Klang sehr zufrieden

The System

Listening with

Nubert Nuvero 7
Grado RS2e · Headphones: open-air, dynamic (44 mm), supra-aural (on-ear) · discontinued
  • Impedance: 32 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 99.8 dB SPL @ 1 mW ≈ 114.7 dB/V (calc.)
  • Frequency response: 14 Hz – 28 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: fixed 8-conductor cable
  • Other: mahogany housing; drivers matched to 0.05 dB

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Burson

Burson Conductor 3 · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp family (Conductor 3 Performance / 3 Reference) · discontinued
  • Output impedance: 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out); headphone 0.5 Ω (3R) / 0.6 Ω (3P)
  • Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
  • Gain: High / Low (3P); High / Medium / Low (3R); dB not published
  • Inputs: USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone (3R adds 2x RCA analogue in + coaxial)
  • Outputs: RCA pre out; RCA DAC out; 6.35 mm headphone (SE only)
  • DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M (1x in 3P, 2x in 3R)
  • Other: 3P (M180): 4 W @16 Ω, 2 W @32, 0.64 W @100, 0.16 W @300; 1x ES9038Q2M; THD <0.0017%. 3R (R180): 7.5 W @16, 5 W @32, 1.75 W @100, 0.58 W @300; 2x ES9038Q2M; THD <0.0015%. Both FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz.

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Also in the system

Blu-ray-Player LG BP620
Pioneer SC-LX89

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. Grado RS2e: avcityca.com (retailer/dealer)
  2. Grado RS2e: majorhifi.com (retailer/dealer)
  3. Burson Conductor 3 product page (conductor-3 page, archived 2019)
  4. Burson Conductor 3 product page (conductor-3-performance page, archived 2020)
  5. Burson Conductor 3 References User Manual V1.6 (Burson downloads)