and I thought I was being funny too...
Hence the smiley.
OK, lets agree neither of us are funny. :)
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and I thought I was being funny too...
Hence the smiley.
OK, lets agree neither of us are funny. :)
I have had emails from people wishing to read up on the Caiman, but who can't access it on my site. Some do manage to get a foleeting glimpse of it, before being redirected.
It is possible to view the Caiman page if you click on the following link:
AoS Caiman Exclusive Link
It won't work if you try it outside of AoS. You HAVE to access it from the AoS forum, or you'll automatically get redirected to the main page:ner:.
Stan
Tempting, very tempting...
Shall I?... shan't I? :scratch:
I wish I could afford one. Now I have a decent laptop in the sitting-room and once my CD player bites the dust, I could use a sensible CD player as a mech and the laptop USB to the Caiman (?) - Hmmmmmm..........
Excellent pictures Stan. I'm also extremely tempted, but lacking in funds right now. Hopefully it'll stick around long enough for me to get my act together!
Stan, I said in another thread something "weird" was happening, I think bssed on IP tracking, that I couldn't see the Caiman details when we first talked - but this link from within AoS works fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by StanleyB
I'm sure I've already said this somewhere, but my next hi-fi purchase, when funds are available, will be a Caiman DAC if it is available. If not, I'll wait until it is.
I don't plan to buy much new hi-fi equipment (I'd rather buy a guitar) but this is certainly one of the notable exceptions. In fact, I passed up the chance to buy a grubby Cmabridge Audio DAC (Black Box 3 or something like that) for £45 because I know I want a Caiman DAC.
I have written your name on the box of one. So you can now relax;).Quote:
Originally Posted by symon
Stan
Thanks Stan. Now all I need is for my work to decide what my pay is for the next year and if they are going to give me any 'bonus' money! If I'm lucky, they'll sort it out before Christmas (but I'm not holding my breathe).
Cool, Stan. Thanks for that.
Now back in stock.
Stan
Don't worry Dave, I thought it was funny. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveK
The Caiman DAC with the Caiman power supply is now in stock at:
http://www.homehifi.co.uk/main/main.html
I am still busy doing the write up for the various pages, and also expanding the option to select the cheaper TC-7520 power supply instead of the Caiman power supply. However, those who are after the Caiman with the Caiman power supply can have a bit of a head start in the order list:).
As per request from many non-European AoS members, I have added the Caiman on the sales page at http://www.beresford.me/main/main.html.
Please note that the Caiman is of limited quantity and I have set aside just a few for non-European buyers. So if you don't see it on offer on the above site in a few days as of today, then they are all sold by then.
Thanks Stan, as you know I have got in quick and ordered one. Looking forward to giving it a whirl!
....also thanks to your recommendation I have the AKG701's as well as the Senn HD650's. I have to say the AKG's have taken an age to break in, but now sound just marvellous!
Phil
Hi Phil,
your DAC is already in transit so you should have it on Monday with a bit of luck:).
How about a hint, Stan, on when the Caiman Power Supply will be available to early Caiman owners?
I have to watch carefully as I will be moving yet again soon and it will be a while before I have a reliable internet connection in Nicosia.
I announced that earlier this week. I had one hundred pieces, which I shared equally between the fifty new Caimans ( at an increased cost), and the first fifty Caiman owners to take me up on the offer of the Caiman PSU at cost plus P&P. Send me an email Brian and if anyone who was sent an invoice doesn't respond within 48 hours, I'll let you have the first refusal on it. The Caiman PSU won't be available for sale on-line till the end of November at an estimated cost of £25 to £30 delivered. They are the seven seas and have yet to outmaneuver the Somali pirates:).Quote:
Originally Posted by Labarum
O, I hadn't appreciated there was a firm offer on the table, only a future hope.
Email to be sent next.
Cheers Stan, excellent service as always! Phil.
Mine's on it's way! Woohoo!
:mex:
Jason
I would just like to remind those in the UK and the rest of Europe who are considering getting a Caiman before the end of the month that I am down to the last 12 pieces. The next batch won't get released until 10 days after the Caiman power supply production run has taken place in the last week of November. So it could be the first week of December before the next Caiman batch is listed on my sites.
So is mine now, i'll be in the dog house againQuote:
Originally Posted by Jason P
Its here and i'm running it in with Alabama 3 on repeat at the moment, thanks Stan, less than 24hrs from when i placed the order and the postie was knocking on my door.
:gig:
Hey ! Congrats Jon, I hope you'll like it ! :)
Mine is at about the 100 hour mark now, and certainly has opened up amazingly, so bear with it - at first it sounded pretty good, but now is a whole lot better !
It was said that each input needed the same amount of burn in - not sure if this is right, as I can only connect via the usb port at present - bummer if it is so..
Wrong info. It is each output that needs the same amount of burn in. But if you only use one set of outputs, then there is no need to worry about it:).Quote:
Originally Posted by steveinspain
How can that be, if there's no way of switching between fixed/variable? Surely they are both "live" all the time? :confused: Not arguing - a genuine question - I'm a simpleton with electronics, and don't understand how it all works!Quote:
Originally Posted by StanleyB
Hi everyone!
First post here, but long enough in the HiFi tooth…
I became interested in the Caiman since a local forum member brought Beresford to my attention and steered my interest onto it.
I like the versatility of it and I will be able to use it in my main set-up as a dac for the Panasonic playing 24/96 PCM files I burn on DVD (DVD-V) format which one is able to get as is on the Spdif, and red book cds. As a headphone amp I can also use it with my pc.
I have “grown” in the 80s, a time when British HiFi was the King of the hill and the word Arcam would cause shivers in my mind… I still own that Alpha 5 cd-player!
Well, nowdays I am a “value” minded chap and I have to admit there seems to be a lot of “value” in the Caiman.
Working in sales I give too much emphasis on the man behind the sale. I have to admit that being able to deal with Stan is where the real “value” is in Beresford products… this is the first time (well, second to be honest) that I buy a non-local product and I be able to reach the developer himself.
Stan, I look forward to receiving the unit and have a great time with it performing my beloved tunes!!!
I will make sure I leave feedback of my impressions.
So many words just to say “I’m really exited”.
Thank you guys for the quality of this forum and the hospitality here!
Nice to meet you all!
Hi Lefteris
Would you mind popping into the Welcome Area and say hello please?
Cheers and welcome!
I have a basic technical question wondered if anyone here could clarify how a DAC converts to Analogue ? I know this seems like a dummy question, but given that what you put in from the sound source being compressed digital information how dose that then become analogue ? ''Digital remains Digital'' surely ??
I've been testing unit with a 24bit Wolfson WM8740 with a high performance operational amplifier from ADI in the DAC circuit the sound seems enhanced brighter but coloured very much an improvement on my digital source in terms of clarity but I'm not convinced that there is an analogue conversion going on, more a leaning up and refinement of the digital source coming in, anyone got an opinion on that ?
Hi laughingbuddha
Please could you pop into the welcome section and introduce yourself? Thanks.
Your terminology is confusing. All DACs are digital to analogue converters so I am unsure what you mean by "I'm not convinced that there is an analogue conversion going on" nor "what you put in from the sound source being compressed digital information"?
What you put in to a DAC is a digital stream representing the original analogue signal. Whether or not the analogue signal was compressed is immaterial. The digits just represent the waveform at points in time - this is the sampling frequency.
Perhaps if you re-phrase your question a little more clearly we could help?