Harry’s Burson Conductor 3 Reference with ZMF Eikon and Grado GS100i

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January 15, 2024

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beyerdynamic DT 880 250 Ohm, Burson Conductor 3 Reference, Cambridge Audio Alva Duo, Dual 704, Grado GS100i, Monitor Audio Bronze 50, Sansui 661, ZMF Eikon

Positive experience, happy with the service to have my product delivered locally instead of international shipping (demo product).

The System

Listening with

ZMF Eikon · Headphones: closed-back, dynamic (biocellulose), circumaural

Impedance: 300 Ω
Sensitivity: ~98 dB/mW (approx., “~” as published)
Frequency response: not published
Plugs / cables supplied: not published (ZMF lists no connector type)
Other: 24 dB passive isolation (ZMF)

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Grado GS100i

beyerdynamic DT 880 · Headphones: semi-open, dynamic, circumaural

Impedance: 250 Ω (PRO page)
Sensitivity: 96 dB SPL (reference not stated on page)
Frequency response: 5 Hz – 35 kHz
Plugs / cables supplied: coiled cable with 3.5 mm plug and 6.35 mm adapter (PRO)

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Monitor Audio Bronze 50

Burson

Burson Conductor 3 Reference · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp · discontinued

Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 7.5 W · 32 Ω 5 W · 100 Ω 1.75 W · 150 Ω 1.16 W · 300 Ω 0.58 W
Output impedance: 0.5 Ω (headphone); 1 Ω (pre out); 25 Ω (DAC out)
Output voltage: RCA 2 V (DAC out)
Gain: High / Medium / Low; dB not published
Inputs: 2x RCA; USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink; coaxial; Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD; microphone
Input impedance: 40 kΩ
Input sensitivity: line level
Outputs: RCA pre out; RCA DAC out; 2x 6.35 mm headphone
DAC / chipset: 2x ESS ES9038Q2M
Other: Model R180 (3R); SE only; THD <0.0015%; FR ±1 dB 0-58 kHz

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Also in the system

Cambridge Audio Alva Duo

Dual 704

Sansui 661

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.