Burson Soloist 3X - A Heavy Lifter!

Video Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Build Quality
01:26 - Controls
02:09 - Tech inside it
03:00 - Preliminary Sound Impressions
05:19 - Noise Floor
06:39 - Power Output
07:51 - Detail Retrieval
09:00 - Transient Response
09:53 - Soundstage & Depth
10:55 - Preamplifier section
11:53 - Bass
12:21 - Midrange
12:51 - Treble
13:17 - Comparison with Flux Labs FA-10
13:29 - Conclusion

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[robertnoblitt]

Great review, thanks. I seem to have collected a few headphone amps lately. I rate them in this order: (1) Burson Soloist 3X, (2) Singxer SA-1, (3) HeadAmp GS-X mini, (4) Topping A90. To my ear, the Burson beats these others by a significant margin. But the Singxer SA-1 is amazingly great for the price. I'm using the Burson with a Chord Qutest DAC and Meze Empyrean headphone.

[bigjt]

I want this amp, hands-down..I've been eyeballing it for awhile. 😅 Good vid

[datdudeinred]

Wait a second you loved it so much and on yor site your gave it ONLY silver award and 91 points why?

[PreBlazed]

How would you say this campare with the kinki thr-1 amp? Im deciding between getting one of them but there arent many reviews of the thr-1... I have hifiman aryas at the moment.

[lonestar]

Is it an upgrade for Topping A90 in SQ is it more warm sounding and pairs well with Arya and Empyrean, will you be getting schit Jotunheim 2 as well?

[MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

9:00 _"In terms of transitory response, if poopy pants is something that you are chasing for with your rock and electronica music"_

Surely I'm mishearing that??

[SkeledroMan]

Have you tried the Singxer SA-1? A non-opamp class AB amp that measures just as well as topping a90.

[malinyamato]

costs 1500 EUR - too expensive. I was so sad when I found out the price of this one that I immediately ordered a Singxer SA-1 instead for 500 EUR - getting it soon.

[saadi]

Hi Sandu, For Hifiman Susvara, is this noticeably better than FA-10 for overall detail retrieval and treble information? Is this still worth it when one owns the FA-10 as well.

[pchlars]

Nice! Thanks for another great review :)

[goldwerger]

@soundnews - if cost were no object + the sole purpose would be getting the ultimate sound quality for headphone listening only - across multiple headphones (both easy and hard to drive) - would you the Benchmark HPA4 remain your top choice, or would the Burson Soloist 3X (or another unit) be your first pick?

[ecodelta]

With which player can I use this burson, they told me that I couldn't use it with iPad because there are no cables, I have a Sony nw wm1am2 DAP with USB type C port

[blejzerosamigos]

Thanks for the great video, I have one and been wondering if there is a audible difference between single ended and xlr inputs, cheers

[digitalnation]

vs Jotunheim 2,
in sound quality,
thank you so much,

[slsmaster]

Would you pick the Soloist 3X or the SP400 for the HE6SE? I am planing to combine one of the mentioned AMPs with my Questyle CMA Twelve Master as an DAC/PreAMP, which has over 8V on its XLR Outputs.

[RenRenification]

How much of a step up over a thx 789 would you say this is?

[slsmaster]

I have bought a Soloist 3x after seeing your review, however I was wondering what is the best approach for volume control? Should I max out my DAC+Preamp (Questyle CMA Twelve Master, PreAmp can be set to "fixed" volume) and control volume via the Soloist or should I do it the other way around and put the Soloist into Power AMP mode and control the volume via Questyle?
Also the Questyle has two PreAmp Modes -> Normal with 14 dBU & 5.084V and Studio with 20dBU & 8.887V, which would be better?

[Curry.N]

Does this amp distort on high volume? my previous class a amp does this, only linear like thx or topping a90 didn't distort regardless how much volume i pumped out.

[photoipster]

Loved the review! I just ordered! What dac would you recommend to pair with the burson?

[djhmax]

Nice vid! I have the same volume quirks with mine so I asked Burson about this and they said it is a glitch with the volume chip. They sent me a new one and volume is linear! Not sure how widespread it is but it is an easy fix!