[shafat777]

Good to know that the VC's will pair well. So, what about the Stellia and low impedance headphones in general?

I have also listened to my HE1000se and Empyreans and both of them sound wonderful. I like a bit more bass with the HE1000se so i use my Liquid Platinum but the mini is actually my preferred amp with my Empyreans.

 

[godmax]

Good to know that the VC's will pair well. So, what about the Stellia and low impedance headphones in general?

Yes I also agree, the VC pairs very well with the GS-X mini (had the VC for 8 month exclusively on the mini). Basically the GS-X mini is great with almost any headphone and particularly with modern headphones with low impedance and high sensitivity: no hiss, no noise (not all compareable amps in my collection can offer this)

 

[Tubewin]

Yes I also agree, the VC pairs very well with the GS-X mini (had the VC for 8 month exclusively on the mini). Basically the GS-X mini is great with almost any headphone and particularly with modern headphones with low impedance and high sensitivity: no hiss, no noise (not all compareable amps in my collection can offer this)

Thank you.

 

[Tubewin]

Can someone who has heard the Burson Soloist 3X and GSX Mini give a breakdown on which of these two amps they prefer and the differences in sound from both.

 

[thehutch]

Can someone who has heard the Burson Soloist 3X and GSX Mini give a breakdown on which of these two amps they prefer and the differences in sound from both.

GS-X is the better amp, just not as feature filled. Smoother, more detailed. I didn’t get a ton of time with Soloist but @FYFL and @Relaxasaurus might have more thoughts on this. We did a big amp comparison last week.

 

[Relaxasaurus]

GS-X is the better amp, just not as feature filled. Smoother, more detailed. I didn’t get a ton of time with Soloist but @FYFL and @Relaxasaurus might have more thoughts on this. We did a big amp comparison last week.

@thehutch sell me your gsx mini

 

[thehutch]

@thehutch sell me your gsx mini

Haha you can borrow at some point

 

[FYFL]

GS-X is the better amp, just not as feature filled. Smoother, more detailed. I didn’t get a ton of time with Soloist but @FYFL and @Relaxasaurus might have more thoughts on this. We did a big amp comparison last week.

I didn’t spend a ton of time with them either. They are definitely different enough that one might suit someone’s preferences better over the other. But from what I remember, Mini is more honest/faithful to music reproduction. Solist is interesting but I couldn’t figure out what its signature reminded me of. I feel that Mini was one of the better amps of the bunch.

 

[A Jedi]

I didn’t spend a ton of time with them either. They are definitely different enough that one might suit someone’s preferences better over the other. But from what I remember, Mini is more honest/faithful to music reproduction. Solist is interesting but I couldn’t figure out what its signature reminded me of. I feel that Mini was one of the better amps of the bunch.

Curious what the other amps were.

 

[Relaxasaurus]

Curious what the other amps were.

You can see the amps at 4 seconds here:



The mini was on the higher end of the spectrum. I loved it

 

[Tubewin]

Is there anything the burson soloist 3x did better than the gs-x mini? What dac did you use with the GS-X Mini?

 

[Tubewin]

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[godmax]

Can someone who has heard the Burson Soloist 3X and GSX Mini give a breakdown on which of these two amps they prefer and the differences in sound from both.

GS-X is the better amp, just not as feature filled. Smoother, more detailed. I didn’t get a ton of time with Soloist but @FYFL and @Relaxasaurus might have more thoughts on this. We did a big amp comparison last week.

I didn’t spend a ton of time with them either. They are definitely different enough that one might suit someone’s preferences better over the other. But from what I remember, Mini is more honest/faithful to music reproduction. Solist is interesting but I couldn’t figure out what its signature reminded me of. I feel that Mini was one of the better amps of the bunch.

Is there anything the burson soloist 3x did better than the gs-x mini? What dac did you use with the GS-X Mini?

In my opinion you need more extensive time to adapt an appreciate the minor differences that headphone amplifiers can offer (or not) and cannot be reliable judged over a time-boxed listening session/shoot-out. Lastly it up to you to try for yourself, since only your personal expectation and listening habits will tell if you can make out those differences and like them with the headphones you own and prefer.

Unlike stated in the previous posts above I personally would not say the GS-X mini is more detailed than the Soloist 3XP rather the opposite, but that might be personal perception and bias. My ranking for detail/nuances of amps would be: Soloist 3XP > GS-X mini > Singxer SA-1 > Violectric V281.

If I could keep only one of my amps it would probably still be the GS-X mini, but that does not mean the others are worse, just the overall package might be a hair more convincing. One really cool feature of the Soloist 3XP is the headphone power amp mode that can make the difference for you on the right headphone (e.g. Meze Empyrean).

You can't go wrong with either amplifier, they offer both great listening experience and are for me in the same league.

 

[Relaxasaurus]

In my opinion you need more extensive time to adapt an appreciate the minor differences that headphone amplifiers can offer (or not) and cannot be reliable judged over a time-boxed listening session/shoot-out. Lastly it up to you to try for yourself, since only your personal expectation and listening habits will tell if you can make out those differences and like them with the headphones you own and prefer.

Unlike stated in the previous posts above I personally would not say the GS-X mini is more detailed than the Soloist 3XP rather the opposite, but that might be personal perception and bias. My ranking for detail/nuances of amps would be: Soloist 3XP > GS-X mini > Singxer SA-1 > Violectric V281.

If I could keep only one of my amps it would probably still be the GS-X mini, but that does not mean the others are worse, just the overall package might be a hair more convincing. One really cool feature of the Soloist 3XP is the headphone power amp mode that can make the difference for you on the right headphone (e.g. Meze Empyrean).

You can't go wrong with either amplifier, they offer both great listening experience and are for me in the same league.

Fully agree! That's why I'm hesitant to share my thoughts, I need more time with the GSX Mini to make a true deduction. I may just buy one used and resell. I like the Burson a lot, but want to spend more time with the Headamp. Based on memory if I didn't have the V280 I'd go with the GSX in a heartbeat. I found it to be really engaging and tonally balanced.

Ps- great equipment list! Looks like we have similar tastes

 

[thehutch]

In my opinion you need more extensive time to adapt an appreciate the minor differences that headphone amplifiers can offer (or not) and cannot be reliable judged over a time-boxed listening session/shoot-out. Lastly it up to you to try for yourself, since only your personal expectation and listening habits will tell if you can make out those differences and like them with the headphones you own and prefer.

Unlike stated in the previous posts above I personally would not say the GS-X mini is more detailed than the Soloist 3XP rather the opposite, but that might be personal perception and bias. My ranking for detail/nuances of amps would be: Soloist 3XP > GS-X mini > Singxer SA-1 > Violectric V281.

If I could keep only one of my amps it would probably still be the GS-X mini, but that does not mean the others are worse, just the overall package might be a hair more convincing. One really cool feature of the Soloist 3XP is the headphone power amp mode that can make the difference for you on the right headphone (e.g. Meze Empyrean).

You can't go wrong with either amplifier, they offer both great listening experience and are for me in the same league.

Totally agree. My impressions of Soloist are superficial.