Norman’s Burson Funk with PSB Imagine XB and HiFiMAN HE4XX

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Also, have Soloist 3XP Performance in a dedicated headphone setup getting fantastic sound in that system. The Funk replaced a NAD 3020 in the desktop system getting way better performance thru the Funk.

The System

Listening with

PSB Imagine XB
HiFiMAN HE4XX · Headphones: open-back, planar magnetic, circumaural · discontinued
  • Impedance: 35 Ω
  • Sensitivity: 93 dB (reference not stated by HiFiMAN)
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz – 35 kHz
  • Plugs / cables supplied: 6.35 mm plug; 1.5 m removable cable
  • Other: weight 370 g

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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

Topping D50

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. HiFiMAN HE4XX: archived page (web.archive.org) (archived retailer-brand page)
  2. Burson Funk product page (funk page)
  3. Burson Funk product page (funk page, archived 2021)
  4. Burson Funk User Manual V1.5 (Burson downloads)