I’d add the Arya SE to the above recommendations by krude for those genres. I actually don’t mind the Susvara with them too, but it’s a softer presentation.

That sounds like a cracker of a deal mate! I’m using a Bifrost 2 as a DAC.

You’re actually right, I also commented in the section below as I know Burson sent him and Lachy their two GT demo units - I saw the amp scores after I posted the comment here. I’m fairly certain the GT will get a highly favourable rating then, considering he loved the Soloist 3X. It matters...

I also just watched the HiFiMan Susvara review from Soundnews (Sandu) who showcased the best amps he’s heard paired with the Susvara. Surprisingly the Burson timekeeper (that he rated highly previously) didn’t make the cut. He’s got two Benchmark AHB2s bridged in mono, a Keces S300, and two HP...

What did you think of the sound from the combo?

Enjoy

@krude meant to ask… empyrean, compared to the Susvara how much ear time does it get? I’ve heard the resolution isn’t upto par for the price, is this true? Any regrets? I’m a huge Arya fan, and almost swapped my HE1Kv2 for an Empy.

100% SlothRock... absolutely endgame amp sound... if you can put up with some quirks. The more I listen the more I find to love.

Agreed, I’m never sending mine back! It just sounds incredible doesn’t it, any headphone I’ve thrown at it I’ve heard stuff I’ve never been able to hear before. No harshness at all on any track. By the way the volume control is studio grade, just their implementation of how the numbers go up...

Not that I’m going to return mine, but is Burson returning the full amount for unhappy customers? Or are they keeping 5% or whatever the fees are and returning the rest?

Quite honestly even the volume control thing is a non issue, they’re very small steps so generally you’re turning the volume knob quickly in which case you’d never even notice it sometimes goes the other way in the numbers. The fan noise honestly isn’t an issue the moment the music starts...

To investigate some of the concerns that others were reporting I did some of the above measuring tests - they’re in no way foolproof or free of external conditions influencing the noise etc… and to your point the moment my headphones go on my ears and music starts playing (even at a low...

FYI shipment comes directly from China

I didn’t want the noise from the airflow entering my phone’s microphone to mess with the actual dB of the noise generated. Hope I’m making sense? Like the air from a pedestal fan is louder when it’s directly hitting your face rather than if you’re around it.

Yeah ok if it’s 50dB that’s quite a drastic difference. Assuming you’re on top of a solid wood desk or something you shouldn’t be getting that sort of fan noise. I wonder if the fan isn’t on properly or something?