There was some confusion on whether Burson was claiming this to be a 45 watt amplifier or a 45w per channel. Originally I showed the Amazon link, which matched the other selling sites I saw. However, when you look at Burson Audio Page, it calls it a 45w amplifier. Upon further inspection, they state: "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply." Clearly stating that they believe it to be a 45w per channel amplifier.
They need to take that D class leap! If this thing had an Hypex or ICEpower amp i would order it. I have three AB amps i dont want anymore. The clarity and sound from a good D class kills AB amps.
not at 540 just silly and made with box standard parts by looks in it all be it most likely to real stuff and not junk clone parts but off the shelf pc caps bs .this crap make me all most aggravated enough to make a run of good amps ASAP
Even taking the 4 ohm reading is a little generous. That little guy might only throw 10, 12 watts into 8 ohms. That's fine for small rooms, desktops, etc., but that's going to hit its clipping point pretty fast with inefficient speakers. If someone goes into the purchase imagining they'll get 45 watts per channel, both channels driven, into 8 ohms, they're going to be disappointed.
Great review, Your accurate power output measurements shines a light on dishonest advertising. I understand the advantaged of balanced audio input; but I have never owned any amplifier that had anything but unbalanced inputs. including any of my latest Bluetooth amplifiers I bought unless I count two that has fiber optic inputs.
That’s a good point. I think with the power output, my assumption is that it’s going to be used more than a desktop application. With that in mind, so it’s probably going to hook it up to a DAC. Most good DACs have balanced output. So for me, seeing the application that I feel is most likely to be used for, it really should have balanced inputs. But I definitely agree that it is a decision that isn’t going to bother everyone. I do want to talk about the power output. Their website does say 45 W amplifier. And later down the page, it says 45w pc amplifier. I was taking that to mean 45 W per channel as that’s typically how that’s stated. But after looking at it some more, I think they might mean 45 W computer amplifier. So that might just be a confusing way to state that. But either way they need to get their Amazon page fixed if that is the case. EDIT: Their own site does claim it to be 45 watts per channel: "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply," www.bursonaudio.com/products/funk/
@@jimthvac100 Edit: I was wrong, they actually do claim 45w per channel on their own site. Under the heading funking class AB it states: "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply," I guess there is no denying what they state.
I plan to do some more testing as well on amplifiers. I am glad you liked the video. It is a really nice mini Class AB amplifier for those that are looking for one.
Hopefully lower market segment companies follow suit. There's small AB boards on Amazon, Ali etc. for next to nothing. Have one with a TDA7377 chip that certainly has soundquality over cheap class D. Less so the output power but still far exceeds what I need in my livingroom. I'm sure at some point Chifi companies will think to put these in a nice case like they do with class D. Heat shouldn't stop them anymore because chips like the TPA3255 basically run hotter than this 7377.
Even if class A/B is a hill your going to die on there are tons of stereo amps from Yamaha, Sony, Onkyo, Dennon etc They’ll have a way better feature set, more power and probably sound better. Not to mention less expensive.
Interesting, it seems that Amazon might be a misprint. Burson website says 45w pc amplifier. But I think they mean 45w computer amplifier not 45wpc (watts per channel). Either way it’s confusing to say the least.
@@Toid I don't want it to sound like it was a bad product or anything. It appeared that the quality is first rate. That said, I've come to really enjoy DIY projects now and the satisfaction (and struggles) that goes with that.
But it sounds so good despite having low watts and it handles bass very nicely. I have yet to hear a class D amp from topping or smsl that sounds as full as the funk. I'm using with 91db sensitivity speakers in a fairly near field set up
not shocked just another bit better than ok amp just with A big price and looks like similar chips one would use in a car radio head unit.🤔so i got a look at price lol to bloody funny all i can say is oh man no way. marketed at folks that need to pay a gob for well anything before they will like it Not that good inside price for pound if that thing had the best caps nichicon makes in it i would still be out at that price
Regardless of what its rated for and/or the Amazon listing says (which you should not be referencing anyway) 20+ watts is a ton for a desktop nearfield amp. Quality over quantity.
Typically, I would agree with you on the Amazon listing. But this Amazon listing is a Burson audio Amazon listing. And if it isn’t correct they should have it fixed. Their own site says claims, "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply." Maybe 20w is fine, but they should be honest about what it can and cannot do. Edit: their official page states it is supposed to be 45w per channel. "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply."
@@Toid They should make sure their Amazon listing is accurate but that shouldn't be relied on. For the sake of a better video you should use the official spec page. That said their specs just sate watts and "power" not how many channels so not super useful but it would look better than pulling specs off a Amazon listing.
@@PhillioDoede their official web page states, "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply."
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There was some confusion on whether Burson was claiming this to be a 45 watt amplifier or a 45w per channel. Originally I showed the Amazon link, which matched the other selling sites I saw. However, when you look at Burson Audio Page, it calls it a 45w amplifier. Upon further inspection, they state: "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply." Clearly stating that they believe it to be a 45w per channel amplifier.
They need to take that D class leap! If this thing had an Hypex or ICEpower amp i would order it. I have three AB amps i dont want anymore. The clarity and sound from a good D class kills AB amps.
not at 540 just silly and made with box standard parts by looks in it all be it most likely to real stuff and not junk clone parts but off the shelf pc caps bs .this crap make me all most aggravated enough to make a run of good amps ASAP
Even taking the 4 ohm reading is a little generous. That little guy might only throw 10, 12 watts into 8 ohms. That's fine for small rooms, desktops, etc., but that's going to hit its clipping point pretty fast with inefficient speakers. If someone goes into the purchase imagining they'll get 45 watts per channel, both channels driven, into 8 ohms, they're going to be disappointed.
Yeah, they get hot when you do a Dyno run. Those dummy loads are brutal.
Really brutal
Great review, Your accurate power output measurements shines a light on dishonest advertising. I understand the advantaged of balanced audio input; but I have never owned any amplifier that had anything but unbalanced inputs. including any of my latest Bluetooth amplifiers I bought unless I count two that has fiber optic inputs.
That’s a good point. I think with the power output, my assumption is that it’s going to be used more than a desktop application. With that in mind, so it’s probably going to hook it up to a DAC. Most good DACs have balanced output. So for me, seeing the application that I feel is most likely to be used for, it really should have balanced inputs. But I definitely agree that it is a decision that isn’t going to bother everyone.
I do want to talk about the power output. Their website does say 45 W amplifier. And later down the page, it says 45w pc amplifier. I was taking that to mean 45 W per channel as that’s typically how that’s stated. But after looking at it some more, I think they might mean 45 W computer amplifier. So that might just be a confusing way to state that. But either way they need to get their Amazon page fixed if that is the case.
EDIT: Their own site does claim it to be 45 watts per channel: "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply," www.bursonaudio.com/products/funk/
@@Toid You could be right, but I think they are also aware of the confusion and possibly ignoring it for increased sales.
@@jimthvac100 Edit: I was wrong, they actually do claim 45w per channel on their own site. Under the heading funking class AB it states: "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply," I guess there is no denying what they state.
This is for the guy that swears he can hear a difference between class A/B and D.
Agreed, it’s definitely for an AB enthusiast
finally someone testing a small class-ab amplifier. I have always said that cheap class-ab is much better than cheap class-d.
I plan to do some more testing as well on amplifiers. I am glad you liked the video. It is a really nice mini Class AB amplifier for those that are looking for one.
@@Toid It would be interesting to see what it's like inside.
An analysis of how it is built inside.
A small type AB amp? I'm in. But I also worry about heat.
$550 for 21 watts x 2 not
My feelings as well. But if you’re really into the class AB it might be one of the few mini amps you can get.
Hopefully lower market segment companies follow suit. There's small AB boards on Amazon, Ali etc. for next to nothing.
Have one with a TDA7377 chip that certainly has soundquality over cheap class D. Less so the output power but still far exceeds what I need in my livingroom.
I'm sure at some point Chifi companies will think to put these in a nice case like they do with class D. Heat shouldn't stop them anymore because chips like the TPA3255 basically run hotter than this 7377.
I agree. It’s nice to have different options
I just bought a Parasound HCA for 200 bucks and it puts out 125 watts per channel. I don't know why anyone would buy this.
I’ll go with the PS AUDIO SPROUT ✨💎
Even if class A/B is a hill your going to die on there are tons of stereo amps from Yamaha, Sony, Onkyo, Dennon etc They’ll have a way better feature set, more power and probably sound better. Not to mention less expensive.
550 dollars!!!!????
That would buy you a very nice yamaha, marantz, denon integrated amp making a lot more power.
Don't support companies who lie to their customers! Deal breaker right off the bat.
Interesting, it seems that Amazon might be a misprint. Burson website says 45w pc amplifier. But I think they mean 45w computer amplifier not 45wpc (watts per channel). Either way it’s confusing to say the least.
The test results didn't inspire me to spend money.
Not as good as I hoped either.
@@Toid I don't want it to sound like it was a bad product or anything. It appeared that the quality is first rate. That said, I've come to really enjoy DIY projects now and the satisfaction (and struggles) that goes with that.
But it sounds so good despite having low watts and it handles bass very nicely. I have yet to hear a class D amp from topping or smsl that sounds as full as the funk. I'm using with 91db sensitivity speakers in a fairly near field set up
not shocked just another bit better than ok amp just with A big price and looks like similar chips one would use in a car radio head unit.🤔so i got a look at price lol to bloody funny all i can say is oh man no way. marketed at folks that need to pay a gob for well anything before they will like it Not that good inside price for pound if that thing had the best caps nichicon makes in it i would still be out at that price
I'd rather stick my money into a PS Audio Sprout 100!
Regardless of what its rated for and/or the Amazon listing says (which you should not be referencing anyway) 20+ watts is a ton for a desktop nearfield amp. Quality over quantity.
Typically, I would agree with you on the Amazon listing. But this Amazon listing is a Burson audio Amazon listing. And if it isn’t correct they should have it fixed. Their own site says claims, "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply." Maybe 20w is fine, but they should be honest about what it can and cannot do.
Edit: their official page states it is supposed to be 45w per channel. "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply."
@@Toid They should make sure their Amazon listing is accurate but that shouldn't be relied on. For the sake of a better video you should use the official spec page.
That said their specs just sate watts and "power" not how many channels so not super useful but it would look better than pulling specs off a Amazon listing.
@@PhillioDoede their official web page states, "Traditional Class-AB reigns supreme for speaker amps and the Funk is a true-blue 45Watts per channel Class-AB. Powered by our proprietary Max Current Power Supply."
I had to look twice, ---BULLSHIT PRICE $$$x10^3 for basically a chip amp in shining armor
55p dollars of trash
Tell us how you really feel 😂
Not trash, but extremely dishonest and misleading.
@@Gary_M 550 bucks for a amp that puts out 22 watts is a joke
@@jimcatanzaro7808wait till you find out about class A