Burson Conductor 3 Reference was loaned to me for a two-week evaluation in exchange for an honest opinion. Thanks a lot to Burson Audio for this opportunity. Burson Conductor 3 Reference is the top of the range device of Australian Burson Audio Company and appears in two versions: Conductor 3 and Conductor 3X. The Conductor 3 costs $1744 in the basic setup or $1944 upgraded with Burson V6 opamps. The Conductor 3X is fully balanced, with XLR inputs and outputs, with one 6.3mm and one XLR headphone output. The 3X version costs $2144 in the basic setup...

I would like to thank the Australian Burson Audio Company, for sending me their Swing DAC and digital preamp, in exchange for an honest review. After previously having a chance to review several of their products, I was particularly interested in their standalone dac to be paired with their fabulous headphone amp called the Fun. The Fun is a pure analogue class A headphone amp with plenty of power, which I've been successfully pairing with different dacs. Their new Swing dac shares the same design and blends perfectly with the Fun, either on your...

After reviewing previously the Play, Fun and Bang trilogy by the Burson Audio Company, they sent me their latest headphone amp / preamp / dac called Playmate, in exchange for an honest review. The Playmate is intended to be strongly upgraded version of the Play, where Burson listened and reacted to the wishes of the users community. I am actually impressed that the Burson ticked all the boxes on my Play's wish list, and implemented so many substantial modifications. I would rather skip the specs which you can read on Burson‘s website...

This a review of the Burson’s V6 Vivid vs V6 Classic opamps, tested in Burson's Fun headphone amp. I have previously reviewed the Burson Fun headphone amp in the basic version, if you are interested you can read the full review here: "FUNky FUNtastic". The Fun in the basic version uses 2 x NE5543 and can be upgraded by any compatible opamps. Burson offers their house opamps Vivid Single and Classic Single, which cost $70 for a pair. You can find the technical part and all the details on Burson website. Because swapping opamps is not so quick and...

This is a review of the Burson Audio power amp BANG, the last unit from the Burson's trilogy, The Lord of the Desktop. In previous episodes we have seen the Burson PLAY and FUN and now we are completing with the power amp named the BANG. The BANG is a Hobbit of the Class AB power amps, packing respectable 29W on 8 Ohms and 40W on 4 Ohms. For all out there, who like myself strongly dislike the sound of the Class D amps and still want to claim their desktop space, this might be the solution we have been long waiting for. I will not go into a...

This is a review of the headphone amp FUN, by Burson Audio Company from Melbourne, Australia. I would first like to express my gratitude to the Burson Audio for sending me the Fun for test and fun. After I already favorably reviewed the Burson's Play where it became my favourite daily companion, I was still wondering how much of its sound signature is a property of the dac and how much of the amp section alone. All dacs are supposed to sound equal, neutral and transparent, but some dacs are more equal than others :-) Generally I divide all my...

This is a review of the Burson Play Basic headphone amp and preamp, made by the Burson Audio company. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to Burson Audio for sending me the unit to test, review and play with it. The basic version uses NE5532 X 3, NE5543 X 2 opamps with 4 additional upgrades which can add up to $250 of costs, depending of your configuration. There are quite a few reviews of the Play mainly with different opamps like Vivid and Classic, but much less of the basic version. It comes in a big box, safely packed, togehter with...

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Burson Audio and received the Cable+ Pro for free directly from them, in exchange for an honest review. About me: I am a 50+ years-old music lover, with several thousands of CDs collecting dust. My listening nowadays is mostly through MacbookPro / Tidal / Audirvana 3+ / Chord Mojo. Previously owned some heavy stuff like mono blocks and Infinity Kappas 9ii, in recent years I am trying to declutter my home and enjoying miniaturized audio. I have owned some expensive passive cables in the past, but mostly got read...