Ryan’s Burson Funk with Dan Clark Audio AEON RT Open

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October 5, 2021

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Aune X8, Burson Funk, Dan Clark Audio AEON RT Open

I upgraded from a TEAC AI-301DA to a Burson Funk amp & Aune X8 DAC.

I love everything about the new setup so far!

The System

Listening with

Dan Clark Audio AEON RT Open

Burson

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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Also in the system

Aune X8 · DAC: desktop DAC (FPGA + ESS, user-swappable opamps) – marketed as “X8 Magic” · discontinued

Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.2 dB
Output voltage: RCA 2.0 V
Inputs: USB (768 kHz/32-bit, DSD512); coaxial (384k, DoP128); optical (192k, DoP64)
Outputs: RCA line out
DAC / chipset: ESS ES9038Q2M (per retailer review)
Other: SNR 117 dB; THD+N 0.0006%

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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.