Oct 04, 2012 the soloist, at least in part, is burson s answer to the market demand for a powerful headphone amplifier to drive the currently popular but power hungry planarmagnetic headphones. Burson will not pay for loss of use or inconvenience caused by the failure of a burson soloist. Apr 14, 20 i have to admit that the first things that struck me about the burson soloist were the finish and the weight. The power output is a robust 2wpc into 16 ohms and drives most if not all headphones to their full potential. I love reading, and i love books, but reading the soloist just didnt do it for me. Burson will not pay for damage caused to other audio components caused by the failure of the burson soloist sl within the limits allowed by australian law. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. The soloist sl mk2 is an excellent choice if you want to buy a powerhouse, solid state amp, so i still recommend it to you. Find books like the soloist from the worlds largest community of readers. Compared to the standard soloist sl, the mk2 is 25% more powerful, it is very. In what seems to be commonplace in the world of hollywood, the movie version of the soloist was unable to capture the imaginative aspects of the book.
The soloist adds the very handy feature of three gain settings, however, so all that power doesnt mean that it wont work with high efficiency headphones as well. In november of 2008 the soloist will debut on the big screen. Goodreads members who liked the soloist also liked. Running in pure classa, it is a concentrated version of our awardwinning soloist. The upper mid sparkle is not a favorite of mine, but is to many others so thats really it. More amplifiers should come with relay based gain switches, and the soft touch selector button ala bursons soloist amp. Jan 01, 2008 the soloist reads like a book written by a columnist, which is to say its clear, its compelling and its easy to read.
I also have the chance to demo the hifiman he560 for the weekend, of course driven with the same setup i can return the hd800 if i want to get the he560. From clay tablets to bound collections of wood pulp to units of stored data, the book has been around in one format or another for some 3,800 years. Burson soloist sl mkii headphone amplifieraudio advisor. It is a smooth and transparent amp that many will like. The soloist comes with a power cord and one pair of interconnects. The soloist, at least in part, is burson s answer to the market demand for a powerful headphone amplifier to drive the currently popular but power hungry planarmagnetic headphones. The burson audio soloist class a headphone amplifierpreamplifier.
For example, i personally find the sennheiser hd800 to be a bit too bright in the treble, and as such, i dont think id like it paired with the burson soloist. Operating in pure class a, for the cleanest audio performance, the soloist sl mkii is handcrafted in australia using only the best components, including dale. For what it is and does, the soloist is a bargain, and a versatile one at that. It makes the amp very nice to operate, and adds a touch of class, instead of the usual dip or toggle switch gain selector. But it delivers twowatts per channel into 16 ohms, making it. Once you get a taste for what you want and how your headphones sound on other rigs though, youll want to move to something else that better matches up with your vshape sounding, recessed midrange headphones where the. Burson will not pay for loss of use or inconvenience caused by the failure of a burson soloist sl.
Which has one less gain, and input option than the soloist. Also because burson only had to select and match 21 components, the soloist sounds absolutely amazing. The soloist was clearly crisper, more articulated and forward. If the soloist had a subtitle, it could well be my brothers keeper. Compared to the standard soloist sl, the mk2 is 25% more powerful, it is very dynamic, yet with more refined mid and mid high. Soloist definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
The opamp only wins if signalpath simplicitywhich this context makes synonymous with signal purityequals shortest path length as measured in millimeters. Its dna is identical to the soloist and it exists for one purpose only. Im writing this in november, but on the day of publication ill be celebrating one of those turning points in a persons life. Similarly to the soloist, the soloist sl is entirely discrete within its design ic free. I believe that the movie missed certain key aspects of the book and that the story was not needed to be made into a movie. A soloist is a musician or dancer who performs a solo. The entire circuitry has been redesigned based on the new burson v5 ss opamp, arguably one of the best sounding audio opamps in the world. Audeze lcd 2 headphones and burson audio soloist headphone amplifier article by bill gaw happy new year. For sale burson audio soloist sl mkii headphone amp.
I have no possibilty to try any headamp, so i came here for advice thank you. If simplicity gets defined as lowest number of functions embodied by parts regardless of whether those be discrete or integrated, it loses. I think the first headphone i tried the soloist with was the hifiman he500. Operating in pure class a, for the cleanest audio performance, the soloist sl mkii is handcrafted in australia using only the best components, including dale resistors, elna caps, a 25watt low noise transformer, and bursons supreme sound audio opamp circuitry.
Burson audios soloist sl is the next up from their award winning soloist. The latter i noticed even before i opened the box, given how heavy it was, and i didnt realize how badly i remember the size of the last burson products i saw the 160d and 160a. As i understand it, the mk ii has a bit more power and better power supply filtering, and i think those things make a. Operating in pure class a, for the cleanest audio performance, the soloist sl mkii is handcrafted in australia using only the best components, including dale resistors, elna caps, a 25watt low noise transformer, and burson s supreme sound audio opamp circuitry. Analogue volume control rather than a stepped attenuator and slightly less power. Coming up from australia, the burson soloist redefines the state of the art for headphone amplifiers. Based on a true story, its about what happens when steve lopez robert downey jr. Im thinking between audeze deckard, burson audio soloist sl mkii and marantz hddac1.
Design and setup of the burson soloist headphone amplifier. Burson understands the difference between burst and sustained power so youll find a custom 25va transformer ensuring the soloist sl is capable of a sustained 2 watts at all times. Audeze lcd 2 headphones and burson audio soloist headphone. The movie was able to stand alone as a decent movie. But this cuts both waysthe soloist isnt going to save a headphone that you want to like either. I have a burson soloist and senn hd650 phones, and. If this is your first visit to our community, please familiarize yourself with the all content in this sidebar as it will make your stay more pleasant. The mk2 of soloist sl the soloist sl mkii delivers benchmark setting performance in a tiny package and very affordable pricing. The new mkii version of burson s soloist sl headphone amplifier now offers a huge 2. Discussion in audio hardware started by theron d, feb 28, 2017. Article pdf available in bmj british medical journal 340feb10 2.
Id say that the burson soloist sl with the lcd3 make a good combo in terms of how well the lcd3 already layers. The burson soloist sl mkii is a smaller version of bursons award winning soloist headphone amp with the same build and high quality. They have reduced the component amount from 32 in the ha160 down to 21. The soloist reads like a book written by a columnist, which is to say its clear, its compelling and its easy to read. Burson had great success with their soloist discrete amplifier. Its dna is identical to that of the soloist and it exists for one purpose only, which is to. The burson audio soloist headphone amplifier page 2. Longterm playback readers know that we are great admirers of the australianmade burson audio ha160 headphone amplifier and ab160 audio buffer. It almost seems unreal or to have played out too perfectly.
Sennheiser hd800, beyerdynamic t1 and t5p, audeze lcd2 all recabled by alo audio. Hifiman he5le, he500, he6 with optional entreq konstantin 2010 replacement harness. Sep 09, 2012 the burson soloist will make your headphones sound better than ever. The burson audio soloist headphone amplifier innerfidelity. The soloist thus inaugurates bursons new musicians series. The burson soloist will make your headphones sound better. I didnt do a whole lot of backtoback listeningi just plugged in the mk ii, relaxed into the music, and thought, that sounds right. The soloist sl is a concentrated version of the award winning soloist.
Hope your holidays were filled with joy and many audiophile presents. Its not only um, discrete from the popular 160 range. Features include an alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with jumbo frets and sharkfin inlays, doublelocking tremolo, chrome hardware, and a beautifully flamed maple top on transparent. Apr 24, 2009 if the soloist had a subtitle, it could well be my brothers keeper. That is to be one of the best headphone amplifiers in the world.
The soloist sl is a concentrated version of our awardwinning soloist. Both products make sense to us, and the ha160 in particular offers a ton of value for the money. Nov 02, 2016 the soloist sl mk2 is an excellent choice if you want to buy a powerhouse, solid state amp, so i still recommend it to you. Just like the soloist, the soloist sl is completely discrete in design.
Each time a component is removed from the signal path, a veil lifts between us and the music. Compared to the standard soloist sl, the mk2 is 25% more powerful, it is very dynamic, yet with more refined mid and midhigh extension. In 2009, the soloist was made into a movie starring robert downey jr. Burson audio soloist sl mk2 ii classa headphone amp. Usato, burson audio play dac and headphone amplifier with v6c opamps. The soloist sl mkii is a compact version of bursons award winning soloist.
The latter i noticed even before i opened the box, given how heavy it was, and i didnt realize how badly i remember the size of the last burson. Steve lopez is the author of several books, including the sunday macaroni club and the soloist. A collection of words that represent ideas when filtered through the lexical systems in a human brain. Burson audio soloist preamplifierheadphone amplifier. Therefore the design objective was to remove as many signalpath components as possible. Nov 02, 2016 the burson soloist sl mkii is a smaller version of burson s award winning soloist headphone amp with the same build and high quality. Apr 05, 2010 in what seems to be commonplace in the world of hollywood, the movie version of the soloist was unable to capture the imaginative aspects of the book. The dna is essentially the same as the soloist and its purpose has been described as to be one of the best headphone amplifiers in the world.
That said, the soloist was superb with the audeze lcd3. I have to admit that the first things that struck me about the burson soloist were the finish and the weight. The only thing that made the book interesting was the fact that it was a true story. The soloist emerged a champion of performance and value. Oct 04, 2012 but this cuts both waysthe soloist isnt going to save a headphone that you want to like either. The soloist, at least in part, is bursons answer to the market demand for a powerful headphone amplifier to drive the currently popular but power hungry planarmagnetic headphones. No integrated circuits, just good ole fets and a discrete power supply. A moving story of a remarkable bond between a journalist in search of a story and a homeless, classically trained musiciandestined to be a major motion picture from. The soloist power supply is built around a custom noisefiltering network employing twice as many filtering stages as most conventional designs resulting in superior noise rejection. The burson soloist will make your headphones sound better than ever. This is designed to facilitate highly sensitive headphones more so than others in the slee lineup. A lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music by steve lopez and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Attempting to use your burson soloist at any voltage other than specified on the rear of the unit may cause damage that is not covered by bursons warranty. Hifiman he6 with burson audio soloist sl mk2 audiobot 9000.
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