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It has some decent sized rubber feet underneath it, but since it always works in Class-A, dissipating a lot more heat to traditional amplifiers, I recommend elevating it further for a better ventilation. Naturally, the case was milled on a CNC machine, exposing its raw aluminum look, that fits it like a glove. Burson hid all the screws on its back panel, for a much cooler look. The threaded volume wheel has a nice grip to it and it reminds me a lot about my tactical flashlights – another hobby of mine. The fins that are wrapping it entirely are working as a huge heat sink for its output transistors. It’s fully stocked with some of the best components in a shiny aluminum case. Burson redesigned its case from the ground up and used every internal square inch at maximum potential. On the outside it looks pretty much the same with another all-in-one sibling that we reviewed a year ago: the Conductor 3 Reference that was mainly designed for headphone enthusiasts. Burson dressed this one up with a much nicer Cool Case that tripled its surface area, seriously improving its heat dissipation. This is their third generation Timekeeper, but it is the first one that doesn’t follow the same design language of its founding fathers. I’m pleased the most about the metal remote which can be used in a speaker setup. Oh my, that’s a lot of accessories if you ask me! It is more than enough.
#Brass timekeeper mac#
With the included USB-C cable found in the package, you can connect it to your PC, MAC or even to your smartphone or tablet, pretty cool right? However, you will need them in case a V6 op-amp is showing signs of age. Burson doesn’t recommend using those as they aren’t sounding that great compared to their beefed-up V6 discrete offerings. Besides the unit itself that sits in a throne of foam, there is an accessory box nearby that houses: a high-quality aluminum remote, several torx screwdrivers to open its case, an extra fuse, a USB Type-C cable, an external power brick, a power cable that attaches to it and four JRC 5532D op-amps from New Radio Japan. There is a lot of white foam that’s protecting the precious cargo during shipping.
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As usual, I’ll be conducting an in-depth review, trying a bunch of headphones and loudspeakers, commenting on everything I find useful to share with you.Īs usual, everything came double boxed as all high-performance units are coming nowadays. I’m about a 4-in-1 single box solution that could power pretty much everything, from hungry planar-magnetic headphones, to big standfloor loudspeakers, carrying all the latest tech that Burson are notorious for.īurson weren’t cutting corners with their do-it-all wonder box, so prepare to pay a premium with the Timekeeper 3i, more exactly $2499 (including shipping).
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#Brass timekeeper update#
Instead of crafting a brand-new power amplifier dressed up in their heat efficient Cool Case, Burson decided to add an advanced D/A converter on top, a preamplifier stage, a headphone amplifier and of course update their renown power amplifier circuitry, pumping some 100 Watts in 8 Ohms, wrapping all that wizardry in a small and lightweight enclosure that wouldn’t rob too much space in your living room. You could blame millennials, wife acceptance factor, the newest power regulations or just convenience, but audiophiles started appreciating simplicity, embracing minimalism in their homes and that is exactly what Burson did with their latest and the greatest. Sadly, I never got to try those, but as you all know…fortune favors the bold and finally Timekeeper the third paid me a visit. A few years later, Burson released their statement power amp called the Timekeeper Virtuoso, that could pump some 300 fricking Watts into 4 Ohms, if two units were being bridged together. That combo drove two pairs of bookshelves and another two pairs of standfloor speakers like it was a walk in the park, we couldn’t choke it even with -13 dB recordings, it was still running cool and it had enough headroom even with the most demanding tracks. The Timekeeper intrigued me so much that we’ve tested not one, but two units in bridged mode that could provide some serious 240 Watts per channel in 8 Ohms.
#Brass timekeeper driver#
My daily driver at that time was a first generation Burson Conductor that was singing tunes in a headphone and stereo setup. I remember as it was yesterday when Burson Audio released their first power amplifier somewhere at the end of 2013 calling it the Timekeeper (such a fitting name), that we got to review on our sister website a decade ago.