Sony WH-1000XM4 headphone upgrade with Burson Discrete V5i opamp

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The System

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Sony WH-1000XM4 · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic (40 mm), wireless noise-cancelling over-ear · discontinued
  • Impedance: 40 Ω (wired, powered on); 16 Ω (wired, off)
  • Sensitivity: 106 (on); 101 (off) dB/mW (wired)
  • Frequency response: 4 Hz – 40 kHz (wired, powered on)
  • Plugs / cables supplied: Bluetooth; 3.5 mm headphone cable input
  • Other: approx. 253 g

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xDuoo

Burson

Burson V5i Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual) · current
  • Supply voltage: ±5 V / 10 VDC to ±16 V / 32 VDC (absolute maximum)
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 50 MHz (at 100 kHz)
  • Dual or single: dual and single
  • Package: 11 mm wide × 11 mm deep × 7.3 mm high

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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.

  1. Sony WH-1000XM4: helpguide.sony.net
  2. Sony WH-1000XM4: sony.com
  3. Burson V5i Opamp datasheet V1.0
  4. Burson V5i Opamp product page