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Battle of Burson Op-Amps

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Burson is an Australian brand that took the world by storm with its revolutionary flagship 'Conductor' line of DAC/AMP products back in 2019. They revolutionized power supply technology with their proprietary Max Current Power Supply (MCPS). This was a game-changer for audio equipment. Now Burson offers a lot more DAC/AMP and other sound equipment, such as Soloist, Playmate, Supercharger 3A/5A, etc. I have been trying to post this review for quite some time because I wanted to have a comparison of their various op-amps. I have been using the V5i-D (I was so impressed the first time I used them in my little bear that I have V5i-Ds on all my supported portable setups) and V5 Discrete Op-Amps (for giving a desktop-like feel to my portable setups) for the past few years, and I would like to thank Burson India for sending me their latest V6 Vivid Op-Amp for the comparison. In terms of design, the V-5i series are partial discrete Op-amps and come in both singular and dual supply ...