[The Hawk]

Didn't see anything posted about this new, powerful, fan cooled amplifier Burson recently added to their Reference Series line up:

$2499 USD

https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/soloist-3x-grand-tourer/

 

[rmsanger]

Lol I was just going to post this email update in the soloist thread. Wonder if Burson offers a trade in program?

 

[normie610]

I’ve just received an email from Burson announcing this product. It’s very powerful and there’s a subwoofer out too for those who want to pair headphones with sub.

 

[aaf evo]

Hmmm, ships early November. Not sure I can wait that long for an amp for the Susvara.

 

[normie610]

Hmmm, ships early November. Not sure I can wait that long for an amp for the Susvara.

Whoa that’s still 6 weeks away. Patience is a virtue my padawan

 

[rmsanger]

This vs Volot vs the coming totl hp amp from Holo audio is going to be very interesting for those of us with sub niimbus budget.

 

[aaf evo]

Whoa that’s still 6 weeks away. Patience is a virtue my padawan

What is patience?

 

[normie610]

What is patience?

Well you know, patience is when Susvara is about to arrive and you don’t have the amp yet

 

[Womaz]

No usb though ?

 

[normie610]

No usb though ?

It’s an amp not dac/amp

 

[Pashmeister]

This is very attractive to me. I currently have the OG Burson Timekeeper and I love the power and sound when driving the Susvara and TC. I've been waiting for the pure power amp version of the Timekeeper 3 for an update but all things point to the Soloist being better and more specialized for my use case. The fact that it has a sub out will open me up to a new headphone experience which is quite exciting. I have this and the Ferrum Oor in my shortlist.

 

[rmsanger]

I emailed burson to compare the GT vs. XP in terms of SQ performance; I also asked about the differences in power supplies (I was interested in the PS upgrade on XP). Here is there response:

Thank you for your email and for your interest in our Soloist 3X Grand Tourer.

The Soloist 3X GT has a high output and its power supplies are tuned to about 10 times harder than the Soloist 3XP

Regarding its performance, It has a higher channel separation hence lower cross channel interference and noise.

It also has a lower output impedance which can match more power amps.

The power supply that comes with the Soloist 3X GT is bigger than the one that comes with the Soloist 3X Performance.

 

[Malevolent]

Woah, this came right out of left field.

I wonder how the Grand Tourer will stack up against the Soloist 3X Performance. I purchased the latter about a month back, and I've been a very happy camper since. Still, the new Soloist looks like an upgrade on all fronts.

Count me amongst the highly intrigued!

 

[aaf evo]

If you pre order from Burson you get 10% off and a free Cool Stand

 

[rmsanger]

I’m also interested in the sub out functionality as a practical use application. I’ve heard of Raal SR1A owners using a sub while listening due to its bass roll off. I’ve not heard of susvara, HE6, TC owners using a sub but could be an interesting concept. Even though the gt is a power upgrade it still won’t drive the SR1a which needs 100 watts at 8 ohms.


Its also helpful for those of us using active monitors in our listening space that want to add a sub.