![]() Separately, the two devices can pair well and synergize with a number of different setups. The Soloist and Composer combo lends a big, open sound, with an endless feeling 3D image to whatever you plug into it. It’s fast and punchy with deep thick bass, but it’s also detailed and airy, with a slightly forward midrange and crystal clear highs. The SoundĪs a pair, Soloist and Composer produce a massive, transparent sound, almost like a gateway into the performance. Emphasis creates a treble rolloff that, to my understanding, is designed to reduce hiss from tape based sources, but some listeners might like the reduced upper treble just from a preference perspective. ![]() ![]() DPLL is a form of digital jitter reduction, and “low” seems to be the preferred setting for the most natural sound. Rounding out the configuration options on the Composer are the DPLL settings, and the Emphasis setting. The Brickwall setting creates a more compressed sound, and the CMFR is a hybrid between the slow and fast styles. Generally speaking the “slow” filters provide a smoother sound with perhaps a touch more bass, while the “fast” filters give you a tighter sound with a little more treble excitement as well. Switching the Composer to preamp mode allows you to reduce the incoming gain into the Soloist without impacting the outgoing gain into the headphones and have more freedom in your volume control.Īlso of note is the FIRFILTER setting which allows you to manage certain aspects of the DAC processing, particularly affecting the emphasis and attack/decay in the highs or lows. The problem is that high gain might make the volume a bit more touchy and limit the usable range of the volume knob on the Soloist. The primary reason to use volume control on the Composer is if you have it connected to a power amp that does not have its own volume control, but another reason can be to optimize your amps performance by adjusting how much volume you’re feeding it.Īs an example, if you’re using the Composer and Soloist together, you might have headphones that are getting the optimum voltage and sound the best on high gain. While the Soloist only features configuration for which input and output you’re using, and what gain level you want (gain only applies to headphone output), the Composer has a number of filters and other options to adjust as well.įor the Composer, the first thing you need to decide is whether you want/need the preamp volume control, or if you want to use the fixed volume. The Burson interface is pretty straightforward, but there are some nuances to it, as well as some tricks to getting the best performance when you have two units paired up. The Composer also includes a USB-C cable, while the Soloist doesn’t include any cables, so you’ll need to provide your own RCA or XLRs for connection. Included with both are a power supply, a pack of IC opamps, and a tool for opening the case up for tinkering. The output can either be as a preamp through balanced XLRs or as a headphone amp with a choice between 4-pin XLR, 6.3mm single ended, or 3.5mm with mic passthrough. The Soloist provides a standard analog input configuration with a choice between RCA and balanced XLR. In DAC mode the output level is fixed, while the preamp mode provides volume control on the Composer. It can also operate as a pure DAC or as a DAC + preamp. It can receive signal via digital coax, optical, Bluetooth, or USB, and output via RCA or balanced XLR. As a DAC, it has digital inputs and analog outputs. ![]() The Composer features a variety of input and output options. The overall look has a sort of “vintage modern” motif that evokes classic designs, but with modern features and touches. The Soloist and Composer share the same basic design patterns, with matching aluminum “cool case” bodies, the same buttons, screen, and knob. The specs look like the pair just makes a higher wattage version of Burson’s popular Conductor 3X Performance DAC/Amp combo, but the pair ends up sounding like more than just the sum of their parts. The Burson Soloist 3X Performance represents the current culmination of the evolutionary line for Burson amplification, and the Composer 3X Performance is the perfect standalone DAC to pair with it.
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