Overview:
These all boils down to sound preferences and gears used during my testing and listening sessions. My views are mostly subjective. I don't have any affiliation with Burson Audio or any other sellers and just sharing my honest review and impressions.
Burson V5i-D is better than the muses02 for my taste. It sounds more refined and cleaner as my sound preference leans toward a cleaner detail output. The bass quality of the V5i-D is more energetic and the midbass is crispier over the muses02. The musicality and soundstage of the V5i-D to my Walnut F1 and Zishan Z1 brings out the best from them. V5i-D made these devices sound great and with more extension in details and sparkle on the higher end. However, LME49860NA Dual opamp has more sparkle and cleaner output on the detail reproduction but sometimes get a bit sibilant on several tracks. Therefore, V5i-D opmamp is less fatiguing and more fun to listen to over LME49860NA dual and NE5532NA opamps.
Conclusion:
Highs: V5i-D is more refined than muses02. LME49860NA produces more sparkle and micro details though.
Mids: V5i-D is better than muses02 (punchier and crispier midbass) Vocals sound more natural.
Lows: V5i-D is better than muses02 in terms of unhindered mids and highs. Muses02 has more subbass quantity that sometimes overpower other frequencies.
Soundstage: V5i-D is slightly wider than muses02
Instrument Separation: V5i-D is almost identical with the muses02.
Only minor issue is the small room of the Walnut F1 to fit the Burson V5i-D opamp. It doesn't have enough space to close the front casing of the F1 and this could be attributed to the design of the walnut F1.
I've tested them both with Zishan Z1 DAP and Walnut F1 amp using my Ibasso IT01, Tennmak piano with balanced SPC cable and RY4S earbud. The Tennmak piano (my bass cannon iem) with balanced SPC cable has the best synergy using the balanced out of the Walnut F1.
These all boils down to sound preferences and gears used during my testing and listening sessions. My views are mostly subjective. I don't have any affiliation with Burson Audio or any other sellers and just sharing my honest review and impressions.
Burson V5i-D is better than the muses02 for my taste. It sounds more refined and cleaner as my sound preference leans toward a cleaner detail output. The bass quality of the V5i-D is more energetic and the midbass is crispier over the muses02. The musicality and soundstage of the V5i-D to my Walnut F1 and Zishan Z1 brings out the best from them. V5i-D made these devices sound great and with more extension in details and sparkle on the higher end. However, LME49860NA Dual opamp has more sparkle and cleaner output on the detail reproduction but sometimes get a bit sibilant on several tracks. Therefore, V5i-D opmamp is less fatiguing and more fun to listen to over LME49860NA dual and NE5532NA opamps.
Conclusion:
Highs: V5i-D is more refined than muses02. LME49860NA produces more sparkle and micro details though.
Mids: V5i-D is better than muses02 (punchier and crispier midbass) Vocals sound more natural.
Lows: V5i-D is better than muses02 in terms of unhindered mids and highs. Muses02 has more subbass quantity that sometimes overpower other frequencies.
Soundstage: V5i-D is slightly wider than muses02
Instrument Separation: V5i-D is almost identical with the muses02.
Only minor issue is the small room of the Walnut F1 to fit the Burson V5i-D opamp. It doesn't have enough space to close the front casing of the F1 and this could be attributed to the design of the walnut F1.
I've tested them both with Zishan Z1 DAP and Walnut F1 amp using my Ibasso IT01, Tennmak piano with balanced SPC cable and RY4S earbud. The Tennmak piano (my bass cannon iem) with balanced SPC cable has the best synergy using the balanced out of the Walnut F1.
