Beresford Bushmaster DAC Reviews

I also started to play my Rega 3 through my then Caiman, and now BM,(better again) but never breathed a word nor sought Forum opinion/advice as this could/should be seen as heresy. Analogue to digital through ADC , then to DAC then amp!! Well I have always been knocked out by the quality of the end result , the sound quality is stonking..... I can also route the TT through the amp with a switcher a (the switcher may be the culprit) but it's night and day. My vinyl has never sounded so good, and it's just when I see the likes of Stan posting he does this too that I realise that really really really we should listen with our own ears and believe what they tell us.
On the BM, (thanks Stan for the Courier advice) I'll just add to what has already been said. This product is a revelation. For such small money I am getting detail I never heard before, and I really like that, soundstage, imaging and bass like never before. Absolutely stonking product, and my CDP (Arcam 73) is also producing the goods again.

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Originally Posted by nortot

I also started to play my Rega 3 through my then Caiman, and now BM,(better again) but never breathed a word nor sought Forum opinion/advice as this could/should be seen as heresy. Analogue to digital through ADC , then to DAC then amp!! Well I have always been knocked out by the quality of the end result , the sound quality is stonking..... I can also route the TT through the amp with a switcher a (the switcher may be the culprit) but it's night and day. My vinyl has never sounded so good, and it's just when I see the likes of Stan posting he does this too that I realise that really really really we should listen with our own ears and believe what they tell us.
On the BM, (thanks Stan for the Courier advice) I'll just add to what has already been said. This product is a revelation. For such small money I am getting detail I never heard before, and I really like that, soundstage, imaging and bass like never before. Absolutely stonking product, and my CDP (Arcam 73) is also producing the goods again.

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Hi Steve, seeing that you have a stand alone headamp, what about doing a review of the Bushmaster headphone section against your stand alone headamp as well? I am sure loads of people would find that of similar interest as well.

OMG the Bushmaster is a triumph!

Took the Dacmagic out and its never going back in again.

Bloody well done Stan!

1st time I've heard a digital source sound non-digital.

Awesome,

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

Hi Steve, seeing that you have a stand alone headamp, what about doing a review of the Bushmaster headphone section against your stand alone headamp as well? I am sure loads of people would find that of similar interest as well.

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Good idea Stan - happy to do that. I'm just waiting for my Beyerdynamics to go off for service/repair - like an idiot after I'd completed the latest upgrade to the SOHA II I had accidentally left the vol pot on Max with the cans connected and blew the speakers! Before that the brief few minutes of listening revealed a worthwhile improvement in SQ following my tweaks various.
I dont think my Grado's good as they are are revealing enough for such an A/B demo but watch this space.
Steve

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Originally Posted by Martinh

OMG the Bushmaster is a triumph!

Took the Dacmagic out and its never going back in again.

Bloody well done Stan!

1st time I've heard a digital source sound non-digital.

Awesome,

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Hey Martin, you may be the person I'm waiting to hear from.

I too have a DACMagic and while I like it I've never been completely satisfied and was wondering if replacing the DACMagic with another DAC might be what I'm looking for.

Would you describe the differences you are hearing between the Bushmaster and the DACMagic?

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Originally Posted by worrasf

I dont think my Grado's good as they are are revealing enough for such an A/B demo but watch this space.

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Get to try a Sennheiser HD800 with the Bushmaster :eyebrows:. Ignore any online comments about weak bass on those. The BM has the kind of output current capability to cause some serious air displacements from those big drive units. And if I ever publish my Bushmaster HD800 mod (which will unfortunately make battery operation impossible) you could do some serious damage to your skull with bass heavy tracks. The low frequency response capability of the Bushmaster coupled with the large drivers from the HD800 is frightening to say the least.