Burson Audio – Conductor 3 Reference – Headphone Amp / Pre-amp / DAC I have had the good fortune to spend some time with Burson’s new Conductor 3 Headphone Amp. I was excited to hear the amp having previously spent time with, and absolutely loving their ‘Swing’ Pre-amp (Review HERE) What is it and what does it do ? – From the Website: 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...

Burson Audio Swing Pre-amp ESS9038 + V6 vivid Duals– Review [Disclaimer] I have no affiliation with Burson and was loaned the amp for the duration of the review period only. I would like to thank Burson for this opportunity (and patience!) to spend time with, enjoy and review the Swing Pre-amp [Background] I have been collecting IEM’s & headphones for over 20 years and have been a Producer, Sound Engineer, Editor & Mastering Engineer for 10 years. I find myself always looking for and interested in that all too elusive truth and purity of audio...

Burson Audio Swing Pre-amp – Review Today I am happy to be reviewing the Burson Audio ‘Swing’ Pre-amp. To begin – what is it and what does it do? The BASA is a pre amp that features at its heart the mighty Sabre32/ESS9038 DAC chip, the most advanced dac chip in the world. Together with a Xmos USB receiver, Swing does PCM 32bit/768khz and DSD512 audio files with the highest possible precision. And it plays effortlessly with MS Windows, Apply OSX, iOS and Android devices. Apart from its top quality USB input, Swing also features a Toslink...

Disclaimer: I received the Burson V5i opamp free of charge in exchange for an honest review and feedback. I have no connection to Burson Preamble / Equipment used: I bought the Little Dot 1+ amp a couple of years ago as I was interested in exploring the ‘tube’ sound. The LD1+ amp had stella reviews. Combining an upgradable opamp and the capacity to try different tubes all whilst remaining affordable made it a perfect choice. One thing I wasn’t expecting was just how great a sounding amp the LD1+ is, even in its stock set up! I spent a long...

iBasso IT03 [1xDD 2xBA]       Introduction:   the mission statement of the company iBasso is “To capture the essence of music for all to enjoy” On their Facebook banner it also reads “We do it for music, We do it for you” Add to that a genuine passion for quality audio at an affordable price you can see why I was excited to receive an email from Paul at iBasso asking simply ‘would I be interested in reviewing their new IEM, the IT03, a new universal in ear monitor offering: an in house designed dynamic drive unit a single dynamic...

Introduction   As other reviewers have already posted pics, company info etc I mainly want to talk about how they sound. I am a Sound Engineer and Producer by trade, an Audiophile for pleasure and sometimes a Music Lover as well :)  I listen to all genres but prefer 'Hi Res' 24/96 / Vinyl rips / SACD. My main DAP is the iBasso DX80   In Brief...   High's   The highs have been wonderfully tuned, no sibilance yet never lacking in clarity or detail. I confess to being a bit of a 'high head' and not so much a 'bass head' Im also not a huge fan...