Soloist headphone amp reviews and publications.
The Burson Audio Soloist Class A Headphone Amplifier/Pre Amplifier Review Highlights: “I also heard the terrific Audeze LCD-2 headphones for the first time, and quickly requested a pair for review. I also mentioned that I would also need a headphone amp. Bender then offered me the loan of the Burson Soloist headphone amp/preamp that is […]
….”With Soloist you’re not “trapped” down to built in DAC. The possibilities are endless here. Repeating again myself; input preamplifier gain will help match your front ends in all galore. Not only different DAC’s output levels, but often needed gain increase from analog front ends. MC signals from different phono preamplifiers are more then often […]
Burson Audio hails to us from Australia, bringing its own design philosophy, “Less is More,” to high-end headphone amplifiers. They gained notoriety with the successful HA-160 headphone amp, a pure class A design with an output of 250mW; which is enough power for most headphones, with the exception of a few top-tier power hungry beasts. […]
Facilitated by the Chief Editor, It was a 3 way shootout between Linnenberg u:c:a ($1,500 USD) HifiMan EF6 ($1,600 USD) the Soloist ($999 USD) The Soloist emerged a champion of performance and value. Review Highlights: “the EF6 was warmer, slighter softer and more laid back.” “The Soloist was clearly crisper, more articulated and forward.” “(The […]
Unlike the traditional stereo hi-fi industry which for decades relied on a well established set of measurement standards, the headphone-fi industry did not have it. This meant that while traditional audiophiles could draw on subjective reviews and objective independent measurements, headphone enthusiasts relied purely on subjective reviews without access to unbiased measurement reports. Chief editor […]
