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Burson Audio Conductor 3 Reference Headphone Amplifier, Dac, Preamplifier
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Burson Audio Conductor 3 Reference Headphone Amplifier, Dac, Preamplifier

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£1,999.00    
£1,665.83 Exc. VAT |  |

Burson Audio Conductor 3 Reference Headphone Amplifier, Dac, Preamplifier

 

The Best DAC / Headphone Amp / Preamp

Being the best of its time. This has been the sole design goal of each Burson Conductor since 2007. The C3 Reference took 3 years to built and it leaves the competition for dust.

Advanced Digital

The SABRE32/ESS9038Q2M DAC and XMOS USB receiver chips are the most advanced and expensive in the industry. There are two ESS9038 DAC chips in our C3 Reference and its USB receiver comes with customised driver by Thesycon, Germany. The result is unsurpassed processing power, perfectly playing back DSD512 and 38bit/786khz audio. The C3 Reference also features a Bluetooth 5.0 receiver (Qualcomm/CSR8675) with aptX HD audio codec. It pushes Bluetooth playback beyond CD quality and ease of use to the highest level.

Max Power X 5

The Burson proprietary Max Current Power Supply (MCPS) raises voltage frequency from 50Hz to 170kHz, pushing noise beyond human hearing. Its low impedance ensures abundant and instant energy for output transistors. The C3 Reference uses 5 sets of MCPS: Which means, Display/Functionality, DAC, analouge left and analouge right are all separately powered. Learn More[+]

The Cool Case

Let’s face it, most audio equipment cases are ugly and impractical. They usually have visible screws everywhere, sharp corners and boring colours. Class-A amplifiers even have finger cutting heat-sinks! They diminish the aesthetic of any living space especially modern desktops where every other electronic is slick and refined.

Made from high-density aluminium and electroplated to space-grey. The Cool Case has only 4 visible screws under its belly. It is also a unified heat-sink that is 300% more efficient than previous Conductors. It is audio jewellery at its finest and It looks and plays very cool.

Smooth Control

The all-new OLED screen and interface program deliver a calming and intuitive user experience. Its machined solid aluminum knob offers the fines control and feels luxurious.

The Sound

The first and most profound impression of the C3 Reference is its overwhelming energy. It energises every note and space in between, bringing absolute control and accuracy. Drum kicks hard and crisp while decays sustaining and packed with micro-details. Listening to Masquerade from Phantom of the Opera and you can easily locate and follow each performer as they move around on a wide and deep stage. Kathy’s Song by Eva Cassidy. Her voice shines like the sun. Warm, golden and eternally beautiful. The C3 Reference is a time machine. Ride it to revisit these ingenious creations of beauty time after time.

Measurement   Package Content  
Input impedance: 40 KOhms Conductor V3 USB Cable
Frequency response: ± 1 dB 0 – 58Khz Remote Control Warranty Card
THD: <0.0015% RCA Cable  
Output impedance (Headphone Amp): 0.5 Ohm Power Cable  
Output impedance (Pre Out / DAC Out): 1 Ohm / 25 Ohm    
    General  
Inputs: 2 x RCA line-level input, USB, Optical Toslink, BlueTooth 5.0, microphone Weight: app. 5 kg
Outputs: 1 x RCA Pre Amp, 1 X Line Level DAC Out, 2 x 6.3mm Headphone Jack Dimensions: 255mm x 270mm x 70mm
       
Impedance (Headphone Jack) Power Signal to Noise Ratio Separation
16 Ohm 7.5W 95db 99%
32 Ohm 5W 97db 99%
100 Ohm 1.75W 94db 99%
150 Ohm 1.16W 95db 99%
300 Ohm 0.58W 95db 99.5%
       
DAC Spec   Asynchronous Isochronous USB Spec  
Channel Separation: 142 dB @ 1KHz, 135 dB @ 20KHz Desktop OS: Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 Mac OSX
THD+N: 0.0005% @ 1KHz, 0dBFS Desktop OS: iOS* , Android (OTG support)
COAX & Toslink / SPDIF : up to 24bit 192K PCM Support: PCM ? 768kHz @ 16, 24 or 32bits
    Native DSD: Native DSD 64 / 128 / 256 / 512
Bluetooth Input Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD (Qualcomm CSR8675) DSD over PCM: DoP64 / DoP128 / DoP256/Dop512
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Burson Conductor 3R
10 May 2020  | 

I bought this to replace a Chord Hugo 2 as I needed analogue inputs. It powers my Sennheiser HD800s headphones and surprisingly in my opinion does a more convincing job than the Hugo 2. Build quality of the main unit is excellent. The only down side is the box of supplied accessories let down by a pair of cheap RCA interconnects and worryingly a non fused questionable mains lead and plug that shouldn't be used.

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Thanks for the review. We will look into the issue regarding accessories as this shouldn't be the case.

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