The Burson V5i really opens up a new layer of sound over the stock amps in the X7. The lower spectrum of the sound was increased with X7. Music is now warm. Treble was smoothed out as well. Mid ranged sounded the same. It seems like with the Burson V5i, I was able to hear things in my music I have never heard before.
The System
Listening with
Creative Sound Blaster X7 · DAC / headphone amp: USB DAC / headphone amp / stereo speaker amp with Bluetooth · discontinued
- Output impedance: not published
- Output voltage: RCA not published
- Gain: not published
- Inputs: micro-USB; RCA aux/line in; Toslink in; 3.5 mm mic; USB host; Bluetooth 4.1 (aptX LL, AAC)
- Outputs: binding posts (stereo speaker); 3.5 mm rear, C/sub; RCA line/front; Toslink out; 3.5 mm + 6.3 mm headphone
- DAC / chipset: TI Burr-Brown PCM1794
- Other: DAC SNR 127 dB; TI TPA6120A2 headphone amp, “drives 600 Ω”; 24-bit/192 kHz
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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 (this post uses the dual)
- Package: 11 mm wide × 11 mm deep × 7.3 mm high
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