[Abdullah Alzahrani]

How this amp in the bass region

 

[emorrison33]

How this amp in the bass region

Clean, solid bass slam. But it will depend on your source and headphones as well.

 

[ResidentAlien]

Thinking of getting the Soloist 3x but was wondering what are the recommended DAC pairings to go with it. Options for Delta Sigma, R2R, NOS etc please. Thanks.

 

[Desmohifi]

Thinking of getting the Soloist 3x but was wondering what are the recommended DAC pairings to go with it. Options for Delta Sigma, R2R, NOS etc please. Thanks.

There really is no best answer for a match. Complete system synergy including the headphone of choice is really what your after. All the separate components have a flavor of sorts and everyone has a different preference as to what sounds best.

I have accumulated a mountain of gear over the years and continue to be amazed at how great a system can sound and then how poor it can sound with a headphone, dac or amp swap that I thought would improve it.

 

[ResidentAlien]

I was looking at the denafrips Pontus 2 , Gustard r26 or Soekris DAC2541 to pair with the Soloist 3X.

I gave fostex th900mk2, Avantone Pro Planar, Quad Era-1, Ollo Audio S5X, Beyerdynamic Amiron Home. I stream through Qobuz.

 

[Nellie75]

I was looking at the denafrips Pontus 2 , Gustard r26 or Soekris DAC2541 to pair with the Soloist 3X.

I gave fostex th900mk2, Avantone Pro Planar, Quad Era-1, Ollo Audio S5X, Beyerdynamic Amiron Home. I stream through Qobuz.

I'm currently using a ADI-2 DAC with my 3XP. I like it but have nothing to reference but a Schiit Modi and SMSL D300 so I wont be much help.

 

[Sam Spade]

Thinking of getting the Soloist 3x but was wondering what are the recommended DAC pairings to go with it. Options for Delta Sigma, R2R, NOS etc please. Thanks.

Chord Qutest is awesome. Mojo 2 is good too. Or buy the burson Conductor 3x has a dac.

 

[Schuie Driver]

Has anyone had much success in obtaining the XLR to RCA adapters that seem to come with new units, but were not included with older ones? Wish Burson would just list them on their site for purchase.

 

[Nellie75]

Has anyone had much success in obtaining the XLR to RCA adapters that seem to come with new units, but were not included with older ones? Wish Burson would just list them on their site for purchase.

Send them an email and they will reply with a payment link for checkout.

Here is the email they sent me:


“Hi Nelson,

Thank you for your email.

We sell these adapters for 45 USD including shipping. Please find an invoice link below to complete your order.”

 

[Mista Lova Lova]

As much as I like this amp (have previously posted about it in this thread), I have just discovered that putting it in bypass mode (I think Burson calls it "headphone power amp mode") results in what to my ears appears to be a less-coloured, more natural sound (with my DAC controlling the volume in this scenario, which I'm not sure is ideal but I'm experimenting).

Does anyone know if this mode bypasses both the Muse op-amps (responsible for volume control) and the V6 Vivid op-amps? My gut feeling that the latter would also be bypassed due to the rather significant change in the sound signature/presentation, which, by comparison, I would actually describe as "vivid" (as the op-amps' name would suggest) when the bypass mode is not engaged.

 

[sabloke]

Anyone using the Soloist 3XP as a preamp? How good is this thing? I switched recently to a proper hi-fi setup and the little bugger is now on preamp duties. The Fiio M17 is good enough for driving headphones and IEMs.
Speakers are Dynaudio Evoke 50, Denafrips Venus II DAC. iFi Zen Stream with Roon, perfect digital source.

One more proof that size is overrated

PS: don't mind the furniture, a better setup will be here before long.

Burson, your Cool stand is really cool, however you are getting a bit ridiculous with that price! While admitting the stand is looking fantastic, it can't be 6X cooler than this one... Already have one in black for my Lenovo Tiny PC so I know it fits.

 

[Unterstuffz]

Anyone using the Soloist 3XP as a preamp? How good is this thing? I switched recently to a proper hi-fi setup and the little bugger is now on preamp duties. The Fiio M17 is good enough for driving headphones and IEMs.
Speakers are Dynaudio Evoke 50, Denafrips Venus II DAC. iFi Zen Stream with Roon, perfect digital source.

One more proof that size is overrated

PS: don't mind the furniture, a better setup will be here before long.

Burson, your Cool stand is really cool, however you are getting a bit ridiculous with that price! While admitting the stand is looking fantastic, it can't be 6X cooler than this one... Already have one in black for my Lenovo Tiny PC so I know it fits.

it does fit indeed

 

[Nellie75]

Anyone using the Soloist 3XP as a preamp? How good is this thing? I switched recently to a proper hi-fi setup and the little bugger is now on preamp duties. The Fiio M17 is good enough for driving headphones and IEMs.
Speakers are Dynaudio Evoke 50, Denafrips Venus II DAC. iFi Zen Stream with Roon, perfect digital source.

One more proof that size is overrated

PS: don't mind the furniture, a better setup will be here before long.

Burson, your Cool stand is really cool, however you are getting a bit ridiculous with that price! While admitting the stand is looking fantastic, it can't be 6X cooler than this one... Already have one in black for my Lenovo Tiny PC so I know it fits.

I used it as a preamp for a little while. It sounded as good if not better than my vintage Sony 2244 preamp when switching back and forth between them using the same source and speakers. However, I like my Burson in headamp mode for headphones. This disables the preamp output. Switching it back to normal mode takes 12 seconds. Just wasn’t worth it to me so I don’t use as a preamp anymore.

 

[sabloke]

I used it as a preamp for a little while. It sounded as good if not better than my vintage Sony 2244 preamp when switching back and forth between them using the same source and speakers. However, I like my Burson in headamp mode for headphones. This disables the preamp output. Switching it back to normal mode takes 12 seconds. Just wasn’t worth it to me so I don’t use as a preamp anymore. s

I don't listen on headphones these days as my two-channel system is pretty darn good. Plus, my wife hates me having them on However, I can always plug in my Sony MDR-Z1Rs in the pentacon or XLR and listen away!

I will upgrade my preamp only if i can listen to it in my audio chain, otherwise it could become a waste of money. Been thinking Benchmark HPA4 or Hegel P20 but they're bloody expensive and need to be convinced it's worth the cash.

 

[sabloke]

it does fit indeed

How did you manage around the pesky rubber bumps? Wish the stand was just 1cm shorter but it is great, nevertheless.