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Magiccarpetride,
I was wondering what issues you had with the Bushmaster with North American power supply. I'm in New York and any information that helped you get things running smoothly would be greatly appreciated.
Harsha
According to the Bushmaster creator (Stan), the eprom inside the box can potentially get confused when operating under North American electrical power standards (different voltage). It may make a decision to shut down, thinking that something's wrong with the power supply (Stan, I apologize if I've paraphrased you incorrectly, but this is my understanding gleaned from our correspondence).Quote:
Originally Posted by HarshaDS
To remedy that glitch, Stan recommended I unsolder and flip one minuscule component (I forget if it was a resistor or a capacitor; anyhow, Stan supplied me with very specific and precise instructions on how to do it).
I did it, and voila! -- the problem got fixed!
I received my Bushmaster yesterday to go between a generic BD player (Soniq)/an android media player and our Cambridge Audio 340A SE stereo amp. Both have a digital coax connection.
I started out with one of my favourite Floyd CD's - Animals. Plenty of interesting sounds with that. The first couple of mins took me aback, the treble was out of control, a shrill sound I'd call it plus lacking in bass. Now I like my amp to be set as intended, so treble and bass controls at midday, I prefer a neutral sound, in fact many of my guests comment that it's not bassy enough for them, whereas for me bass is only part of the story.
With the bushmaster I had to set the amps treble at quarter to and bass at quarter past to make it musical. But after an hour or so, the DAC settled down a bit and now I've normalised the bass & treble.
This DAC replaced a real cheap $30 Fiio d3, which I had to have to play the media players audio via the analogue amp. The only subjective test apart from with the ears is the Fiio v BD player DAC and the Bushmaster v BD Player DAC. The generic BD player has RCA leads direct to the amp and CD's played direct to the amp sounded better than they did when converted by the Fiio. Now the Audio sent via the Bushmaster has a definite edge over the audio using the BD players internal DAC.
Now I'm listening to Paul Simons - "Take me to the mardi gras" and it sounds nice. Maybe I'm adjusting to the sound or is it the settling down/burning in improving things?
Will report back in a week or two and tell you all what I think then.
The BM needs a few days to burn in before it settles down.
have one, and must admit i only bought it as;
1, i needed a dac as i sold my last one to fund a pre amp buy.
2, out of sheer curiosity after talking to Jerry
3, its o cheap and cute looking why not?
Now i have had time to let i burn in and love wht it does, no nasties and i find i just get on with listening to the music and not a component.
I have had a chance to compare it with a few others and it hands down thrashes the MF m1 dac is async doo da what ever its called. I mean it really does sound ten times better.
Also heard it against an Audio note kit dac which is very good and the BM was as good in every way which is a real compliment as i know what components are in that kit and it was built without compormise and cost a lot of money.
So pound for pound its a cracker, will it be my last dac? probably not as im a habitual box swapper.
Well done Stan, your the man!
I recieved my BM Thursday, so it should be run in by now.
I am very impressed with it. Bass is very good. Midrange is truly impressive. Very open, without being bright at all. Voices in particular, are fantastic. Tonal colours are very good.
Soundstage is very good too. With good live recordings you can "feel" the hall, and the musicians and audience. I have not heard digital do that so convincing before.
The highs are nice and smooth, if the recording allows it.
I think BM is in another league than my M2Tech Young.
Stan, if this is a mini statement, i can`t wait to hear the real one.
Back to those voices --------------------->
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Originally Posted by falcoron
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Yay - what a fab review, Ron. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by falcoron
The BM is a cracker of a DAC, innit! :thumbsup:
Yep, it's the imaging that really gets me. And it just gets better as the BM runs in over a month or two -- it beats ANY other digital I have ever heard in that respect. Nothing comes close, and I've auditioned or owned DACs/CDPs up to 138x the cost of the BM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Søren
Strange one this, as I am writing a review and I've just sold the Bushmaster after only a month! But...there's a reason, and I have nothing but high praise for the Bushman, it is excellent. I managed to snaffle a Quad 99CDP for a very good price which made the need for an outboard DAC redundant.
Eqpt used: Pioneer PD9700/classic ipod via Onkyo ND-S1/BT vision box (for radio) into the Bushman, then into Myryad MI120/MA120 bi-amp driving Tannoy Eyris 2 floorstanders. First port of call is the bottom end - excellent, almost Naim like in the way leading edges of notes start and decay with precision, very analogue, very impressed. Slightly better than the Quad 99CDP for that precision in the bass department, to my ears at least. My Tannoys have supertweeters which will highlight any weakness in the source, and I have to say the Bushman was just lovely at the top end, smooth without any harshness. The mid-range and overal musicality of the Bushman also shine through, with all the CDs I threw at it, from rock to folk, classical to swing, electronic to spoien word (by the way, listen to Radio 3 through the Bushman, its fab!) Honestly, it really is hard to fault, and at the price it is a total no-brainer for anyone needing a DAC for whatever reason.
So, having bought the Quad to replace the new Bushman, am I pleased? In short, yes. But mainly because it is a one box solution and all my digital imputs can be controled from the Quad remote. Is there a marked superiority in sound from the Quad compared to the Bushman? No, absolutely not. I prefer the overall sound of the Quad, but not by much, and the Quad is a very well respected and reviewed £999 machine compared to £170 for the Bushman...work it out for yourselves.
Bushmaster!:ner: not Bushman!Quote:
Originally Posted by bilbobaggins1958
OMG! hahaha! what a donut! Chucklin like hell here, can't believe I did that lolol Well spotted....not! lolol
my current dac uses twin WM8741 chips, which i believe are "supposed" to be superior to the ones in the bushmaster (please correct me if i am wrong). does this mean there is no point in me trying a comparison between the two units?
There's more to a DAC than the main chip.
Exactly! the design is as important as the components used.
Stan is a clever whatsit...he's made mine sound better than it did before :eyebrows: but he's a bit coy as to how :D First class customer service, thank you Stan, its appreciated. :cool:
What is acoustic comparison between Passive Caiman - Bushmaster?
Have someone listen both of them?
Yes, I have both. The Bushmaster has considerably finer detail, bigger soundstage and more extended bass. I would say they are much closer in dynamic capability, but the BM wins in microdynamics.
Thanks Martin for the answer.
I guess, you had equation output level between the two devices (the one has 1.1Vrms and the other has 2.0Vrms) before listening?
Otherwise the Bushmaster higher output will give more extensive and better low frequencies & microdynamics.
- Sorry for my english :rolleyes:
I don't do A/B testing like that, Manolis, so the relative levels make no difference. I listen extensively to a component in order to evaluate it.
Now that the Caiman is connected to my PC, I can still hear its traits quite clearly.
Second what Martin said. Will also add there's greater texture and separation to the presentation vs passive Caimen...
Hi Gents,
After having read 90 odd pages of chit chat about this DAC I too jumped in and ordered the Bushmaster from Stanley myself. My initial worry about voltage issues in North America were allayed by MagicCarpetRides reply in this forum and a call to Stanley directly just to make doubly sure. It came very quickly to NYC to my suprise, others have mentioned the speed of delivery but it is truly astonishing. Mr. Beresford is actually a magician as his mystical powers work on both the transformation of digital input into glorious analogue signal for my tube amplifier and equally the transportation of parcels from the other side of the world.
Long story short, it arrived, I immediately plugged it in replacing a Music Hall 15.2 which managed to force feed my amplifier overly etched highs and a lifeless bottom end. My initial impressions were very promising as there was now BASS but the highs were still quite fatiguing after listening for 45 minutes or so which made me think of the need to burn in the DAC (yes...I read that thread too :rolleyes: ). I fed it a constant diet of Pandora and my iTunes library turning the amp on every now and then to see if things had changed, though I would not call that critical listening it certainly seemed to be sounding better. Finally after 11 days or approximately 260 hours of constant burn in I sat down to critically listen.
My musical tastes are somewhat eclectic though it tends to be mostly contemporary jazz with electronica and classical thrown in for good measure. My reference CD's (in fact very slowly all of them) are being ripped to 24/96 FLAC files which I now had plugged in and ready to go. Sophie Milman was first up to bat, she started singing and every instrument was placed precisely on a sound-stage before me, the double bass was distinctly focused and not dissolving into the lush warm background of sound. Her voice was separate but not disconnected from the piano and other instruments, she was singing "There's Something in the Air Between Us".....it felt very intimate, I didn't want to mention Sophie to my wife....she wouldn't understand :o .
Next came James Taylor's "October Road"....amazing detail, wide enveloping sound-stage and the lower harmonics that made the hairs on my arm stand up. Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Melody Gardot, Keith Jarrett, Adele, YoYo Ma.... At this point I had cancelled my plans for the rest of the day and I had a single malt in hand....it helps me listen better... :eyebrows:
I'm pretty sure you've heard it all before but I was always taught to give credit
where credit is due. Mr Beresford, I think to the naysayers that equate price to quality you should repackage the Bushmaster in a solid Titanium/aluminum/stainless-steel CNC'd block. Charge them several grand for the privilege of owning your product and add another 50% on top of the price for burning in.
Ooopps....sorry, I'm waffling, So let me say in conclusion before I get banned for waffling. An amazing product that if the new owners listen to the far wiser members on this forum, who have gone through the process of learning how to get the best from it, will be happy with a superior product for a nominal outlay.
My scotch has run out...the sun is coming up and in NY and I must go to sleep. I shall not write anything so long again in the future.
Harsha :cocktail: :goodnight:
Oh please do, that was excellent and most entertaining ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by HarshaDS
I could not agree more!!:) . That's what I call a review - well done!Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
Harsha, thanks for your take on the Bushmaster, mine is on it's way very soon. I too was unsure of the price/quality wall we often put up in electronics and prestige of brand name in the same light. I am just hoping there are no voltage USA 110 issues. Are you ok in NYC? Terrible storm.
Hi everyone,
I'm 2 hours into listening to the bushmaster. The sound I've come to expect from my mdac , imod and young dac has been replaced by this meticulously controlled deeper sound. I expected a harsher sound. I was simply not realising I could achieve this through the Bushmaster. Every track has been a joy. I have not yet tried my Audeze LCD2'S. I have been using my Denon AHD2000'S.
Each of the tracks has been a revelation. I have put up a mini review but I am getting a feeling that I can articulate what I like about this product.
The bass is what appealed to me. I like a deep bass. This is the best bass I have heard. I have many hours of listening to my Young Dac and the Mdac and the Caiman gatorised. But I'm hearing rich deep notes which are still leaving space for the rest of the mix.
Listening to Firestarter , the punch and slam is the most obvious thing about that track to me. It has been changed into a precisely controlled deeper experience but leaves more room for the rest of the mix to introduce itself . The separation is what I have been looking for.
Keith's voice does not cut through the swamping bass like I have come to expect . Instead I can hear his voice in a new way which is richer.
Babylon is a track which never fails to move me. The start is a swirling warmth which shimmers from left to right and leaves an afterglow as guitar and percussion continue the track forward. On the Bushmaster I am seeing a bottomless well of sound which took my breath away.
In the upper ranges there is a beautiul clarity which has enhanced the acoustic guitar and percussion without swamping anything.
I am not without criticism of hifi products. The mdac is too harsh but has fine detail . The Young is elegant and effortless listening. The imod is rhythmic but closed. The dacmagic plus was what I was looking for until I listened through the headphone output which was lacking.
This is what I have been wanting. I bought this product because it would enable me to listen to good quality music in the motorhome without setting up my generator. I have a battery pack on order and will update when I get that with my thoughts.
Whether people who read this think that I am suffering from a false impression due to the fact it's new , all I can say is ; that doesn't matter to me. The music overcomes any negativity and invites you to share in an experience you won't forget.
I have my DT880 Pro's 250Ohm and my BM that only took 4 days to get halfway around the world. I am still waiting on a decent (hopefully) TOSlink cable that's floating somewhere in my domestic postal system so all I have now is a total POS cable from MonoP.com. My motherboard doesn't have coax out only optical S/Pdif, sigh. Even still on that horrible cable where the ends were polished with a chainsaw this DAC/AMP has really put a smile on my face along with my Beyerdynamics. This is the first attempt I've ever made at buying nice audio equipment that would be above the norm. For me, spending $500 is a lot on anything, but I was so determined to at least taste what higher end stuff could offer. I am burning in both on music in a loop and it's easy to say headphones and the BM DAC sound better after even a few hours fresh out of the box. I know it will only improve over a few weeks of use. Music has always been a joy for me and now I can hear songs all over again. Thanks guys for the Bushmaster reviews and opinions, and thanks Stanley for making it so good.
A bit OT, and not meant to start a debate.
David (DuncanHynes), if you read this article, you will probably not worry about "only Toslink" anymore http://www.audioholics.com/education...history-basics
I am shure you will be even more happy with The Bushmasters SQ, when you recieve your HQ Toslink.
Thank you Soren, that was the best article yet on TOSlink. The one I ordered is quartz glass but I saw at the end it stated 'even mild bending' affects lesser quality cables. I'll take care not to do that with my setup. Anyway, I do like the BM a great deal and the sliver looks cool!
You`re welcome David :). I have tried to use Musical Fidelity V-Link with The Bushmaster. USB, and both Toslink and Coax. But i think the "pure" Toslink connection sounds much better. I use 5m Blue Jeans Cable Toslink. It is actually very good. Wide bandwith 40Mhz/50m. But i need to use it with a miniplug adapter, so i have ordered a Lifatec glass cable http://www.lifatec.com/toslink2.html
I don`t know if it will sound better, but it will make me feel better.
Did you ever get that Lifatec cable? Did you get the white or the stainless steel jacket? I have to get one, they are made in USA it seems and look awsome. I ordered several Amazon cables from manufactures and the 'polished' ends are a joke, sent each one back. Even under 6x magnification it was apparent that no attention to detail was given at the plant. Under 10x I could see ridges and pits in the surface. :doh:
Yes, i got it, the white one, and it is very well made. Very nice metal connectors. I don`t think you will be disappointed.
Clean, clear, detailed sound.
Hi, I ordered the same white cable after reading Søren's post. I don't know what kicked in, the placebo effect whatever, it now sounds better that with the coax. Thanks Søren for advise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Søren
My decision is already taken, I'm going to buy the BM.Quote:
Originally Posted by StanleyB
However, in an attempt to gather as much info as possible in advance, I'm going through all the 80+ pages of this thread.
Since I'm planning to go "active" sometime this year (the idea being of buying a pair of Event Opal if budget will allow) I was immediately intrigued by the idea of a BM with variable output.
However, I'm also counting on what Mr. Stanley said some posts ahead of this one, in this very same thread: that it will be a couple of years at least before an updated BM version will be released.
Am I understanding correctly?
Thanks
franz
My experience was toatlly different doing an A/B comparaison between the SBT internal DAC and a CA Dac Magic Plus, the "plain" SBT was just more musical and less harsh in treble and not "metallic" as the CA sometime was.Quote:
Originally Posted by edmondwolfman
However I'm pretty sure this was dependent on the rest of my chain, namely a Kingrex Pre and Kingrex T20U.
I'm saying this because I still use (and very happy in term of SQ) when using the very same Dac Magic Plus in a different system (old Denon DR365 AMP + B&W CM5).
So my small experience is that audio systems should be listened to "holistically"!
Best
franz
Ordered my BM yesterday.
Now I'm impatient to start burning it in.
In the menatime I spent a good part of last night to finish reading the 99 pages of this thread.
Thanks guys for all info and suggestions.
I received my BM today.
http://www.francescomoretta.com/foto...ster/index.php
The first impression is very good, definitely a good step forward compared to the internal dac of my Squeezebox Touch!
I will add some more meaningful comment once "burn-in" operations will be completed....
franz
Great photos, the Bushmaster looks like a quality product, with very professional packaging. It looks great with the rest of your gear :)
Looking forward to your comment about SQ.
Hello Francesco he will not be disappointed, I'm glad you came the Bushmaster, Stan is always very fast. Beautiful photos. :)
Nice photos. It's odd seeing black ones as mine is silver.
I too have a BM with an SBT. It really is very good. I have had mine since November and have run it more or less continuously. I would say that there have been gradual improvements right up until the last couple of weeks! I think after 2 months its finally run in... Of course your experience might be different, but bear with it...Quote:
Originally Posted by franz159
Received the unit today. Wow. Fast Shipping. Hooked up unit and it sounds good out of the box. I actually bought it for my audiophile husband Rex. He registered on the AOS forums, but couldn't seem to post. You can see his systems in the welcome section. He has a tip for you and everyone else that may be interested. Here it is: Giant Killer Amp: Qinpu A6000 MKII tube amp. Replace Chinese Tubes with 2 GE 5670 ($5.00 each) GE 5670 5 star ($25.00 ea) Western Electric 396a ($50.00 ea) or the ultimate tube: bendix 6385 (very rare: $175.00 ea) which he uses. Sound goes from very good to great to stunning. available at Amazon for $279.00 or cheaper at Ebay. For a rechargeable battery pack, the Mili Power King 18000 mah or incredicharge 18000 mah with outlets for 9-12 v, 5 v or 16-19 v. at amazon. He has it hooked up to the bushmaster using 9-12 v outlet and there is a huge improvement in slam and dynamics. For cd listening, He uses a radioshack optimus cd 3400 as transport, powered by a Custom Dick Sequerra PS1 battery powered supply. Try these cd recordings: Reference Recordings Reference Jazz and/or the Chesky Jazz sampler and prepare to be amazed. Thanks again for a great product.
Thanks wife-of-Rex. I haven't heard of Qinpu but they look interesting. Available here on eBay for £152. Watch the voltage rating of 220V though!
£92 on TaoboaQuote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Our Qinpu A6000 MKII has 110 volts ac for USA. Read the highly positive reviews of this little powerhouse at Amazon.com. It is loud and fills our 20 x 20 ft family room with ease. For the silly price of less than the cost of high end interconnects, this item is a no brainer.
pros: tube swapping to a GE 5670 ($5.00 @ ebay) is a must to hear what this thing can do. Although I believe this is a hybrid unit, using tubes for it's input with a solid state output, ALL the positive virtues of tubes are there: non-fatiguing sound, large, wide soundstage, pinpoint imaging, air around instruments, well defined instruments and vocalists (you can hear deep into recording), strong tight bass.
cons: only puts out 16 wpc into 8 ohms, 25 wpc into 4 ohms. However, these are very LOUD watts. headphone socket located in the back and is always active, with or without speakers connected.
Synergistic match for the Beresford Bushmaster, which I received Jan 29, 2013 and am still breaking in; but at present sounds really good out of the box.
The Bushmaster connected to my Incredicharge 18000 mah rechargeable battery pack really slams with loads of micro and macrodynamics. Outstanding bass and treble extension. Very clean presentation.
So for the adventurous among you, Amazon also has a 30 day no questions asked return policy on the Qinpu A6000 MKII. I can state with a high degree of certaintly that the sound improvements you hear from this little amp will be so far above and beyond what you will ever get even from $1,000.00 and up interconnects. Prepare to be amazed. So the questions is? What are you waiting for?
By the way, I bought 2 of these Qinpu amps. That's how much I like them.
Rex
Is it February 1st tomorrow or April 1st? ;)
Regards
Chris
I must admit, we are wondering if Rex has done a "Victor Kiam" and the Qinpu is his "Remington moment"... I'm sure Rex will put us straight. ;)
Victor Kiam - there's a name from the past!
...And I must say Mrs Rex has an amazing knowledge of Rex's gear - mine wouldn't even know how to turn it on and the only tubes she knows are toothpaste or cosmetics ones. And as for a "Custom Dick Sequerra PS1" I shudder to think what she would think to do with that! ;)
Quite a number of people have informed me that the Bushmaster brought an extra dimension to their valve amp, so I am not entirely surprised with the comments that Rex so enthusiastically made. It's still reasonably moderate compared to some of the ecstatic emailed feedback comments I have read. Some included pictures whilst one was a "full length" youtube essay with some expensive gear as supporting cast.
My regular system: Qinpu A6000MKII tube amp with bendix 6385 tubes, M&K v1b and s1b subs (2) digital reference configuration, beresford bushmaster, grado sr60 and sony headphones, french made battery dac,audio alchemy dac in a box, apple ipad 3 for music streaming via pandora, miccus bluebridge bluetooth rcvr, knuconceptz 10 gauge spkr cable and krystal interconnects, radio shack optimus cd 3400 as transport powered by custom dick sequerra battery power supply. for movies: sony ps3, creative labs DDTs 5.1 decoder, Klipsch 5.1 spkrs.
My reference system: Apogee Diva speakers, Nakamichi Dragon Cassette deck, Audire Forte amp for Hsu subs (2), Perreaux preamp, tuner and 500 wpc amp capable of 5000 peaks when pushed, kimber cable rca and interconnects. sony ps3, logitech z5500 for movies. Modded Pioneer PL 1000 with Straight Line Tracking Tonearm. Heavily modded electronic x-overs for Apogee Divas and Hsu subs.
Above is a listing of my current equipment.
My regular system, when purchased new, cost me approx $2,500.00.
My reference system cost me approx $30,000.00, about the price of a BMW sports sedan at that time.
Victor was right. My wife is not thoroughly aware of all the brand of equipment I use and its functions. That was me talking. However, she is highly aware of the high cost and expenditures involved this crazy equipment upgrade adventure I have been on since 1975; starting from Japanese brands such sansui, pioneer, kenwood, marantz, teac, akai, to u.s. brands like marantz,bose, dbx, etc... to my current configurations as listed above. My apologies to brands I have long forgotten during this upgrade process.
My reference system gives me the following: 3d Pinpoint imaging so good you can tell the height of the various performers, even their distance from the main microphones. Soundstage so wide and so deep, it appears to go beyond the confines of my living room, sometimes 30 feet out into the street. Sounds even seem to emanate behind me, depending on the recordings. Accurately reproduces all kinds of music, from Jazz to rock to soul, even hiphop. Badly recorded or canned music will be revealed, warts and all. The Apogee Divas are considered to be one of the Best Speakers in the world, even to this date. Stereophile, The Absolute sound, other hi-end mags all agree, and so do I. Extremely difficult to drive, wimpy, underpowered amps need not apply. Hence, it is powered by a 150 lb. 2 man lift, Perreaux Amp with a minimum of 500 wpc capable of 5,000 wpc peaks when pushed. The Nakamichi Dragon, renowned as the best cassette deck in the world, is so dynamic and clean sounding, so free from hiss, and other analog foibles, that the sound seems to emanate from a well recorded and decoded digital source.
My regular system, started life as an attempt of mine, to get into video 5.1 sound reproduction. Tired of the ever increasing cost of High End components, and their ever miniscule improvements vs cost increases, I decided to venture into modestly priced but good performing audio equipment. See the current prices on high end equipment lately: $150,000.00 on a Dan D'Agostino amp, Speakers costing $20,000.00 and up. This madness had to stop. I had to get off this train. My only regret was passing up on Audio Note Speakers and Cary Single Ended 300B monoblock amps which a dealer was willing to sell to me for cheap, but alas, my wife finally put her foot down, said no, and that was that. And so ended my audio adventure for the time being. So, yes, my wife may not know all the brands and functions of my various pieces of equipment, but she is well aware of the cost and ever increasing piles of audio gear, no matter how hard I try to hide them from her (don't we all do this).
Compared to my reference system, my regular system gives me very good to excellent imaging, pinpoint at times, depending on recordings, wide but not so deep soundstage, accurate reproduction of various kinds of music, non-fatiguing sound, good to great micro and macro dynamics, loudness and slam; I can still tell the difference between well recorded and badly done recordings, foot tapping tempo and pace, and overall enjoyment of the music. Overall, I judge my regular system to get me to about 80% of my reference system, which I consider extremely good, especially considering the price differential of these 2 systems.
Currently,I am always on the lookout, for reasonably priced, excellent performing gear, but don't tell my wife that.
Enter the Qinpu A6000 MK II: As stated in my previous posts, this little amp gave me, lots of musical enjoyment, for its obviously ridiculous low price. High End performance, this good, for so cheap, is an understatement. for those who fawn, and ooh and aah, at the latest, overrated and overpriced, power plugs, muti-thousand dollar cables and interconnects, this baby will forever, change your perception, of what sanely priced, good music is all about. Transformative, maybe. Epiphany, maybe. Only you and your ears can decide. Mine have. (Be sure to read the reviews on Amazon.com from audiophiles and non-audiophiles alike, and form your own conclusions).
Enter the Beresford Bushmaster: I purchased the Bushmaster, based on the great and sometimes not so great reviews (there will always be detractors), here on the AOS Forums. Sanely priced, I decided to give this one a go. Here's what I found:
Great sound out of the box; no digital nasties; smooth, non-fatiguing sound. Wide reasonably deep soundstage, palpable 3d imaging, excellent reproduction of musical timbres, great slam and pace (my dog jumped out of the couch on one cut of the reference jazz recordings), good micro and macro dynamics, great musicality, enables me to hear into the recordings, instruments sound live and real in Jazz at the pawnshop cd; I could go on and on, but to my ears, Stanley Beresford, has achieved a minor, if not major, miracle with this unit, considering its extremely affordable price. Nuff said.
For those of similar minds, like me, who are tired, of the non-stop, ever increasing costs, but extremely miniscule improvements, in sound quality of our hobby, the Qinpu A6000 MKII and the Beresford Bushmaster, are components, that are so great sounding, that I daresay, have destroyed the myth, that to get great sound, you have to have an inexhaustible bank account or a trust fund. Dare I say that for me, these two components, have accurately defined, what this hobby, for me, is all about. High end sound, sanely priced for the common man. Keep the music keep playing.
rex