Burson Conductor Virtuoso Thread.

[mikemercer]

Hi 18inches,

If you don't know how to disconnect the ground, don't try it, you may get yourself kill if you do it wrong! Just buy a HumX and keep your fingers crossed! According to this forum, Conductor could have other noise then ground loop!

there was, I heard from a couple dealers - a bad batch of Virtuosos! They ALL had noise issues in that batch, sounded plausible 
Mine is still quiet 

 

[18inch]

Hi 18inches,

If you don't know how to disconnect the ground, don't try it, you may get yourself kill if you do it wrong! Just buy a HumX and keep your fingers crossed! According to this forum, Conductor could have other noise then ground loop!

alrite thx
 

  there was, I heard from a couple dealers - a bad batch of Virtuosos! They ALL had noise issues in that batch, sounded plausible 
Mine is still quiet 

 
interesting info! was it the latest Virtuosos that only comes with the 9018 and 8w headphone amp or the older one (4w and pcm1793 or 9018) ?
thx
 
ive actually aquired a ifi ipurifier and iusb2.0, and it did help to tame the signal on the usb side, but still noisier than the matrix x-sabre, although less annoying than without the ifi products!
 
I wonder if a burson dealer could fix this issue or its just how it is?

 

[Hifi59]

alrite thx


interesting info! was it the latest Virtuosos that only comes with the 9018 and 8w headphone amp or the older one (4w and pcm1793 or 9018) ?
thx

ive actually aquired a ifi ipurifier and iusb2.0, and it did help to tame the signal on the usb side, but still noisier than the matrix x-sabre, although less annoying than without the ifi products!

I wonder if a burson dealer could fix this issue or its just how it is?

I bought an early cv2+ 8w and it had this crackling noise (like a bad connection) that occurred on day one in the left channel.I contacted Burson about it. They were very concerned and offered to exchange it. It turned out that I didn't hear the noise again for 2 months and then suddenly it reappeared. This time around, it occurred much more often but in the right channel. I again contacted Burson. They had me pull out the dac board and insert the shorting pin that came with the unit as they suspected it may be the dac. It wasn't. The crackling occurred regardless of selected source or even no source at all. I could just turn on the amp and plug in any one of my headphones and wait between 5 minutes to 6 hours for it to occur. They graciously replaced the amp for me. It's been 3 days with the new unit with no issues at all.

 

[TexasBuck]

Just picked up a used Conductor-Virtuoso 4W Sabre version.  I'm only 2-3 hours in but so far I'm really impressed with the resolution and bass slam.  I didn't hear any background noise with my LCD-2. The increased detail and clarity was significant.   I could hear a bit of floor noise with my Beyerdynamic T5p.2 but when the music started, it was never noticeable.  The T5p.2 seems to be a fantastic pairing.  The sound was incredibly full bodied with a bass slam I've never heard from this pair of headphones.  I'm coming from the Yulong D18/A18 combo which is no slouch either.  I'm really looking forward to putting in more hours of listening.

 

[Deni]

Did anyone compare "V2+" with old "Conductor SL 9018" or "SL1793"?

 

[Jacksaudio]

Hi All,
 
I just bought the new headphone Focal Utopia with the Burson Conductor V2+. I find the sound really accurate but, I find that it lacks a bit of warm (the bass is too recessed). I prefer the result with my Astell&Kern AK70. I'm a bit disappointed.
 
I have to recieve the Fostex HP-A8 MKII soon, I could give you my feedback between the both DAC.

 

[PetarCV]

Burson Conductor pairs best with the Audeze, as the amp is more neutral/bright and the LCDs have a lush sound. My Grado PS1000 also lacks warmth on most recordings with the Virtuoso, so I can see how Utopia (based on what I read about it) would have the same issue.

 

[Jacksaudio]

Thank you for your answer PetarCV, it reassures me and that confirms what I think !

 

[maximus69]

I just bought a virtuoso with the cm6631 usb reciever. Can anyone confirm that it will work with an ipad/iphone using lightning usb 3 camera adapter?
My current dac uses that receiver and steams tidal thru my ipad pro. I dont use macs or laptops anymore, so dont have that option..also, would airplay thru apple tv be better quality than the usb 3 adapter? Should i be looking into a different device to stream tidal? What options would be better than ios streaming? Thanks in advance for any direction/help on this

 

[maximus69]

Also, can anyone tell me the length of the power cord?

 

[PetarCV]

Guys, does anyone know how to remove the volume knob? I am trying to replace the volume board with a new one, but I can't pull out the volume knob. Supposedly, it just needs to be pulled out forcibly as it is attached very firmly to the unit, but I still am unable to do it.

 

[up late]

Hi All,

I just bought the new headphone Focal Utopia with the Burson Conductor V2+. I find the sound really accurate but, I find that it lacks a bit of warm (the bass is too recessed). I prefer the result with my Astell&Kern AK70. I'm a bit disappointed.

I have to recieve the Fostex HP-A8 MKII soon, I could give you my feedback between the both DAC.

i auditioned the utopia with the v2+ yesterday and thought that it had ample bass, but i wouldn't call it warm either

 

[bboris77]

Guys, does anyone know how to remove the volume knob? I am trying to replace the volume board with a new one, but I can't pull out the volume knob. Supposedly, it just needs to be pulled out forcibly as it is attached very firmly to the unit, but I still am unable to do it.

I would get in touch with Alex from Burson about this - he is super-fast to respond. From experience with guitars and pulling volume and tone knobs, the best way to remove these is to slide a very thin microfibre cloth underneath the knob (all around it), and then simply pull straight away from the body. If this is how this knob is attached, it should work.

Here is a link:

 

[PetarCV]

The knob on the Virtuoso is attached differently, so the cloth method wouldn't work I think. I talked with Dennis from Burson, but he basically said I just need to pull it out with force. To me this seems impossible unless there's some specific method or something else that needs to be done prior to it. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

 

[holygrailseeker]

Yeah. I followed the instructions on that link. Was no major dramas at all.

I had to email Burson to find out how to remove the knob. Which was just slide it off. Who would have thought????

i tried to slide knob off burson 160d with stepped attenuator but it wont budge...any suggestion...ty anthonu