Burson Audio Conductor Air USB Powered DAC/Headphone Amp/Preamp Black

Description

Bring the audiophile experience with you

The Conductor Air redefines the size and performance ratio
of portable audio. It is a USB DAC/Soundcard, Headphone amplifier and Remote
controlled preamp 3 in 1. It is the perfect audio player when you are on the go
and at home it is the centre of your high fidelity audio system.

Hear everything in your music

A key feature of the Conductor Air is its TPA6120A headphone
amp chip. This is a reference class headphone amplifier chip typically featured
in desktop audio and pro-audio applications. This chip however is avoided by
conventional portable designs due to its high voltage requirement. To fully
utilize this chip, we had to develop a unique voltage rising circuitry which
converts the 5V DC USB power to 18V DC. This 4 folds increase in voltage supply
drove the TPA6120A chip to its full potential. As a result, the Air outputs
500mW into 32 ohm and nearly 4 times the dynamic range compared to typical USB
powered audio devices. The Air delivers desktop amp performance in a pocket
size device.

Remove the sound-card bottle-neck

The Conductor Air features the same references class ESS9018
DAC chip as its full size sibling. The DAC chip is teamed with the all new
Burson V5i Hybrid audio opamp, allowing any digital source to stream bit
perfect audio with the highest level of definition and accuracy.

Connect to just about everything

The XMOS USB interface offers the highest level of
connectivity from desktop Windows based PC and Mac OSX to major mobile
platforms such as Apple iOS and Androids. It can even play back audiophile
quality formats such as DSD256/DXD and 32bit/384khz audio files. For Android
devices which support OTG, the Air draws power from the device. For iPhone and
iPad, an external 5v power bank is needed.

Control what you hear, with style

With 100 steps of volume control, the Air is a smooth
operator as a headphone amplifier or a preamp for your home audio system. The
Air enclosure and its remote control are both machined from solid blocks of
high density aluminum. They are then brushed and anodized with distinctive
Burson styling.