Burson Audio - The Timekeeper

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"Through it, RoyalGarden Blues by Louis Armstrong sounded just right. Armstrong himself was in peerless form, his tone and attack magnificent. Billy Kyle's piano was second to none and the rest of the gang superb. At the back, humbled and dignified was the legendary bassist MiltHinton, a man whom for seventy years retained the humanity and kindness to support. Slapping happy with his bass, keeping time. His unique and powerful bass, like an anchor kept the entire bandgrounded, forming a solid foundation for Armstrong's monumental music. On such a foundation Louis and his All Stars played. Their spirit and their energy filling the room."






Alle designere drømmer om å skape noevakkert og varig og bidrar med en unik opplevelse. Oppnår man det,om enn bare en gang, ville det være innsatsen verdt. Gjennom The Timekeeper, har Burson oppnådd dette.

Med en bredde på bare 25,5 cm er Burson Timekeeper så vidt større enn en matboks. Likevel kan denne effektforsterkeren skilte med 80 watt pr. kanal i 8 ohm. Skulle du ønske enda mer kraft kan to Burson Audio Timekeeper brokobles monodrift, hvorpå de yter 240 watt hver!

Det forbedrer ikke bare makrodynamikken, men også mikrodynamikken gjennom ekstra kraftreserver. I brokoblet modus vil Timekeeper ha stålkontroll på selv de mest krevende høyttalere.

Gjennom The Timekeeper utfordrer Burson etablerte oppfatninger av størrelse vs ytelse.Der hvor mange andre kompakte forsterkere har Klasse D-drift for å øke effektiviteten, sverger Burson til tradisjonell Klasse AB.






Timekeeper har to soniskekarakteristikker. For det første er den støttende og uselvisk. Somkjernen i anlegget skal den være transparent for å la resten avutstyret utføre sin jobb. The Timekeeper er mektig, den genererer en kraftig og presis base hvorpå musikken trives. Med Timekeeper har Burson gått hardt inn for å lage en forsterker som både appellerer til øyne og ører. En ekte hi-fi-forsterker, som driver selv vriene høyttalere med god kontroll og glimrende lydkvalitet. Vi snakker high-end på skrivebordet eller i bokhylla!


Vi får inn 8 timekeeper stereoamper snart, 4 av disse er allerede solgt. Veiledende pris er 19500 per stereoblokk. Vi selger unna 4 eksemplarer til meget god introduksjons-pris. Ytterligere rabatt er mulig med et pakketilbud på Burson Audio The Conductor/The Timekeeper.

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produktinfo:

Timekeeper Power Amp

spesifikasjoner:


THD: (1khz @ 8 Ohm) 0.03%
Frekvensrespons: 0hz – 50Khz (+/-3dB)
Signal-/støyforhold: >98dB (CD , Line level)
Inngangsfølsomhet / impedans: 240 mV / 20K
Strømforbruk: 300W (peak)
Stereo effekt: 2 x 80W @ 8 ohm
Brokoblet effekt (RCA & XLR): 240W @ 8 Ohm
Klasse AB

Innganger:
2 x RCA linjeinnganger
1 x RCA inngang (for RCA brokobling)
1 x XLR inngang (for XLR brokobling)

Utganger:
2 x stereo høyttalerterminaler

Generelt:
Vekt: ca. 8 kg
Utførelse: sølv (eloksert aluminium)
Mål (D x B x H): 265 mm x 255 mm x 80 m

 
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Nå tror jeg fruen blir fornøyd. Mindre bokser er alltid en vinner
 

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Burson Conductor/Timekeeper System - Product Reviews & Personal Opinions (Moderated) - StereoNET Australia



"With my recent sound lounge renovations and relatives visiting I'm starting to go through some serious reviewing withdrawals, and that is not pretty!

Finally I have managed to find the time to give a Timekeeper a quick comparo with its older relative, the PP-160. Both these amps were driven by the Burson Conductor and that was fed from my Consonance cd120 (which was also performing DAC duties as I am finding the Conductor just a bit too smooth for my liking).

The PP-160 comes across as an enthusiastic amp in my new room, a bit of front but a little hesitation in follow through and as I upped the volume it tended towards a slight brightness (it did stop short of sounding harsh). It was confident in the highs and the lows but didn't pay quite as much love to the mids and the transition between them.
The signature Burson air was present in the highs but it seems my new room doesn't present the crisp snapiness of sound that I have enjoyed so much from the Burson gear in the past.
I'll have to do something about that, and I'll get right on to it just as soon as I figure out what that something should be.

The Timekeeper gives the love to the mids without sacrificing the highs at all, vocals came through very similar but they were a little easier to hear, as if they were more effectively separated from the rest of the performance. The bass is a nice improvement, I would call it just a little deeper but much smoother and with better definition throughout each bass note. I'm not sure if the Timekeeper has a slightly lower noise floor than the PP-160 or has better definition or better separation (or a small amount of all three) but it is, IMO, a nicer amp to listen to in pretty much every aspect. It sounds a little more confident and a little more refined than its older relative, I guess that makes perfect sense since it is a third generation piece of gear.

if I had the room done and was back to using my grading system I'd say the Timekeeper would be a full 1 point ahead of the PP-160 in the mids due to its sweetness and definition, and the transient capability, probably a full point in the bass as well as that smoothness really rounds out the bottom end. And one half a point for the superior vocals. The highs I'm not so certain of, the unfinished room makes things difficult here, maybe half a point
.

Now that may not sound like (pun intended!) much of a difference/improvement from one generation to the other, but a 3 point difference to me is a large step in the right direction.

Now, for the bad news, I am cursed! Yep, that's right, cursed.
First of all I manage to, somehow, short out the Redgum monos that I bought to compare to these new Burson offerings, and now I have (possibly by looking at it funny) managed to get one of the Timekeepers to drop a channel. I got it up and running again just by taking the top off and wriggling the only three wires I could find that were wrigglable so I know it is only a loose connection but it came back and dropped out again today so I will likely have to send it back to home base for Burson to have a look at it. Well, OK, maybe not so cursed, at least this time there were no frayed tempers, red raw nerves and speakers at risk.

I wanted to include the Timekeepers used as monoblock amps in this post but, well..., see the paragraph above for the details. I can say that while I was running them in as monoblocks I liked them, a lot. There's something about having that much wattage on tap that both makes your spine tingle and yet completely relaxes you at the same time.
They certainly calm my inner beast."
 

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Takk for det! Utrolig pen liten sak :)
 

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Jeg har jo muligheten for å prøve power-mono :D Trøkker bra også med bare en blokk.
 

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*Timekeeper:*


“The Timekeeper immediately made an impression with me as being an
amazingly spacious sounding amplifier, with rock solid, woofer controlling
bass, and a superbly transparent midrange.”


“I had all the power I needed in the room.”



*The Conductor + Timekeeper Combo:*


The Conductor proved a perfect match as a preamp, sharing the same neutral
tonality, and

soundstage depth as the Timekeeper. This was a definite case of two
components working in harmony.




http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-p...s/the-burson-conductor-timekeeper-review.html
 

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Særlig når de er 'støttende og uselviske' ???
 

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burson audio timekeeper conductor


"I can conclude by saying that a 240 wpc pair of Timekeeper power amps in mono-block mode with the Conductor DAC/preamp at the front end is a world class set of electronics for approximately $7000"
 

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Small, silver and sounds loud – many of the current amplifiers can be described this way. The Burson- Timekeeper stands out from the crowd with its very good mechanical and electrical design, and an interesting, engaging way of playing music. Aimed at keeping the listener happy, by refining the recordings where necessary while being forgiving of their shortcomings and flaws it allows to listen comfortably to any album.- Wojciech Pacula (High Fidelity)

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I Nov. 2013 utgaven av Hi-Fi +, Omtaler Alan Sircom både Burson Conductor og Timekeeper.

hovedmomenter;


*Conductor the head-amp:*

"it’s damn fantastic...Those three little settings on the front panel make
this headphone amp a more universal design."

"This has to be one of the most honest, natural and deep-down ‘right’
sounding headphone amplifiers out there."

"It has the kind of transparency we all crave, but without
the characteristic ‘shiny’ or alternately ‘dark’ sound that most good
headphone amps seem to bestow on the music.

*Conductor the DAC:*


"It has extracted a stunning performance from a well-known
digital converter (SABRE32/ESS9018), adding a sense of musical flow and
rhythm to its already noted detail and air. There’s an unpretentious
sense of insight into the sound and the music that works wonders..."

"meaningless, but in the embrace of the Burson, sounds memorable, moving
and makes me wish I spent more time practicing my guitar."

*Conductor the Preamp:*


"The sound is full and detailed, putting the music slightly in front of
the loudspeakers in imaging terms, but never is it an ‘upfront’ sound. It’s
just good. If sheer laziness puts you off though...a real revelation. "

*One Timekeeper:*

"Now on to the Timekeeper. One 80W amplifier delivers a fine performance in
and of itself, finely detailed and engaging..."

*Two Timekeepers bridged:*

"What begins life as a good stereo amp that will stand toe-to-toe with
good, solid designs at the price, becomes a masterful renderer of audio
chiaroscuro, an accurate depiction of the sort of dynamic shading and
musical insight that used to be the sole preserve of brute-force amps in
vast chassis."

*The 3 set Combo: *

"With two, however, the amplifiers spring into life, and you are faced with
a complete reversal of fortunes; you have an outstanding mono amplifier
pair with a fine preamplifier.... Very highly recommended all
round, especially as a three-boxer."



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