Burson Audio Funk
The Burson Funk blends smooth warmth, clean punchy bass and serious desktop flexibility, driving headphones and passive nearfield speakers with impressive composure. The Headphone Show found its generous power, engaging headstage and low-distortion speaker performance especially compelling, while op-amp rolling adds scope for personal tuning. It is a refined all-in-one for listeners who favour musical ease over razor-edged treble.
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Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
83/100
Build Quality
80/100
Features Usability
81/100
Value for Money
87/100
Pros
Smooth, mildly warm presentation with clean, punchy bass and an engaging sense of headstage.
Powerful dual-purpose design drives headphones confidently and passive nearfield speakers with low distortion at high levels.
Compact, solid-feeling chassis with well-considered headphone/speaker switching and op-amp rolling potential.
Cons
Rounded, slightly rolled-off treble sacrifices some air, incisiveness and detail versus brighter rivals.
Some planar-magnetic headphones can sound less energetic and open in the upper registers.
No additional RCA outputs for a subwoofer or active monitors.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 83/100
The Funk is described as smooth, gently warm and engaging, with clean, punchy bass and substantial available power. Its main sonic trade-off is a rounded, somewhat rolled-off upper treble that softens detail, air and stage definition, particularly with some planar-magnetic headphones.
Transparency Resolution
81/100
The Headphone Show found the Funk less detailed in the treble than the Schiit Jotunheim and SPL Phonitor Monitor. Its rounded upper range and slightly diffuse presentation reduce the sense of air and precision, though it remains clear and enjoyable overall.
Tonal Balance Musicality
87/100
Review listening describes a smooth, slightly warm presentation that remains satisfying rather than dark. The warmth is said to come more from gently rounded transients than from an obvious frequency-response coloration.
Dynamics
84/100
The reviewer was surprised by the available power and noted low distortion even when the amplifier was pushed hard with relatively inefficient speakers. Bass and lower mids were called clean and punchy, although not quite as forceful or explosive as stronger dynamic rivals.
Noise Floor
80/100
The available review does not specifically discuss hiss, hum, background silence, or use with sensitive IEMs. It does report low distortion under high output, but that is not the same as direct evidence of silent operation with sensitive headphones.
Headphone Compatibility
83/100
The Funk drove the reviewer’s headphones very well overall, with especially strong bass performance and more power than expected. Some planar-magnetic models sounded less energetic in the upper ranges, so it is not presented as an equally ideal match for every headphone type.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
80/100
The supplied review offers little direct commentary on chassis construction, controls, connectors, heat management, or long-term reliability. The compact amplifier-and-speaker-drive format is evident from the specifications, but build execution is not meaningfully assessed in the listening review.
Features Usability
81/100
The Funk provides a simple RCA input, a headphone output and speaker outputs, letting it serve both desktop headphone and nearfield-speaker duties. It lacks the digital connectivity, balanced connections, remote operation and broader control options expected from more comprehensively equipped amplifier/DAC units.
Value for Money
87/100
At $544, the reviewer calls it “a really really solid headphone amplifier for the price,” while also highlighting its credible nearfield-speaker capability. Against separate dedicated headphone amplifiers and compact speaker amplifiers in this price region, that dual-purpose role makes the asking price easier to justify, though the review does not name direct competing models.
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Specifications
- Input impedance
- 38 KOhms
- Frequency response
- ± 1 dB 0 – 35Khz
- THD
- <0.03%
- Output impedance (Head Amp)
- <2 Ohm
- Inputs
- RCA Left / Right
- Outputs
- Headphone / Speakers
- Weight
- app. 3Kg
- Dimensions
- 190mm x 150dimm x 60mm
- Impedance (Headphone) 16 Ohm
- Power: 3.5W Signal to Noise Ratio: 96db Separation: 99%
- Impedance (Headphone) 32 Ohm
- Power: 2.5W Signal to Noise Ratio: 97db Separation: 99%
- Impedance (Headphone) 100 Ohm
- Power: 600mW Signal to Noise Ratio: 98db Separation: 99%
- Impedance (Headphone) 150 Ohm
- Power: 400mW Signal to Noise Ratio: 96db Separation: 99%
- Impedance (Headphone) 300 Ohm
- Power: 150mW Signal to Noise Ratio: 95db Separation:
- Impedance (Speaker) 4 Ohm / 8 Ohm
- Power: 45W / 35W Signal to Noise Ratio: 92.5db Separation: 98.50%
- Package Content
- Burson FUNK (P-300) RCA Cables Power Supply Regional Power Cable Hex Key
Manufacturer's Description — Burson Audio
Funk the Rule!
Hi-Fi companies are spoiling headphone enthusiasts with a wide range of choices, but they often overlook near-field audiophiles who listen to speakers in small studios or from their desktops. Instead, near-field audiophiles are left with subpar Class-D amps or active speakers. Alternatively, they have to settle for larger Class-AB amps that disrupt the aesthetic of their setups.
The Burson Funk breaks that rule by offering a combination of exceptional performance and a design that fits seamlessly into any living space.
Funking Class-AB
The Funk is a powerful Class-AB speaker amp, delivering 45 Watts per channel. It features our proprietary Max Current Power Supply, which enhances rhythm, power, precision, and micro-details.
It outperforms conventional Class-AB amplifiers, even those with double the stated power, making them sound sluggish and dull
Funk is more Fun!
Funk is a fully discrete, Class-A headphone amplifier with 3W per channel. It effortlessly works with both IEMs and larger headphones.
It is an enhanced version of the acclaimed Burson Fun, which was awarded Product of the Year by Headfonia and has been loved by headphone enthusiasts since 2017.
Small and For All
Our proprietary Max Current Power Supply technology enables an incredible size-to-performance ratio.
By eliminating heavy transformers and oversized power caps, it delivers instant and clean power directly to the output transistors.
Funk it your way
Your headphones are very different from your speakers. So why should your amp treat them the same?
With two separate signal paths and each facilitating opamp rolling, you can tune the Funk to match your headphones and speakers separately.
Funk and Games
Gaming headset compatibility, ticked. Soundcard connectivity, ticked. Movie night, game night, Funk it any way you like.
Funk is Cool
Touch and feel the Funk then our competition. The difference will be striking. Precision machined, this beautiful aluminium enclosure is also a unified heat-sink, keeping the Class-A headphone amp and Class-AB speaker amp running cool while looking hot.
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