The C3R excels in all of what I like to call the "technical" attributes of the sound such as speed, detail, dynamics, sound stage and separation. Keep in mind that the Doge 7 is 100% tubes in the analog section. As expected, it has a slightly different overall character, leaning more to the analytical side. The C3R is a serious music-maker and not at all out of place when it took over from my Doge 7 DAC. This was found to be too difficult to adjust and a good sound was never obtained.Ĭomplete, balanced, sophisticated, dare I say "high-end" sound. Note: Just to be thorough, an attempt was made to connect the Pre output from the C3R to The Truth. Comparison testing required alternately connecting the USB cables from the two DACs to the PC. It was necessary to use the variable output from the Doge to set the volume level from both sources exactly the same as the DAC output of my Doge 7 is slightly higher voltage compared to that of the Burson unit.
For this test, the C3R (DAC output) and my Doge 7 DAC (variable output) were both connected to The Truth Pre-Stage for comparison. The third phase was a head-to-head test between the Burson unit and my Doge 7 tube DAC. For the second phase of testing, I used the DAC (fixed 2 volt) output into my The Truth pre-stage. First, the preamp output was connected directly to my Canary CA330 mono-blocks. Three different setups were used for this. Of course, of greatest interest for me was an evaluation of the overall sound quality and characteristics. This second part will discuss the sound, the filter settings and the conclusions. For those readers who missed the first part, here is a link Conductor 3 Reference - Part 1. This is the second and final part of the review of the Burson Conductor 3 Reference.
Product name: Burson Conductor 3 Reference
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