Beresford Bushmaster DAC Reviews

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

Far from it. This sort of music decoding accuracy has up until now only been possible with expensive and complicated design configurations. But in the midrange price bracket designers have been happy to move the technology further in very small steps so that they can extend the length of their employment within the companies that they work for. I don't have that kind of baggage to carry around. For me it is about the music and I can interact directly with my customers and know right away what works well and what doesn't.

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Obviously, and your work speaks for itself. However, please be prepared to take it on the chin from some of your reviewers, as we continue coping with the shocking and revolutionary change in the way we're hearing music now. Old habits die hard, and if you've been abused by a lot of spurious digital noise and wild and wooly jitter throughout the years, once you get released from the torture chamber, sometimes you feel like you miss your torturers (a.k.a. the Stockholm syndrome:)

On the downside, I'm beginning to detect a bit of a bad news. I have a nagging feeling now that my digital transport (fully modded Squeezebox Touch, or SBT for short) is really not up to the snuff when feeding the Bushmaster. I think my bottleneck may be upstream at this point. Seems to me that I'll need to upgrade the transport, but I have no idea to what.

Now, that upgrade is certainly not going to end up being pocket change for me, that's for sure.

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

Maybe the trumpeter was using a trumpet mute? May be the Bushmaster is letting you hear that clearly now.

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I'm pretty sure you're right, Stan, which means that previously the Caiman was interjecting the 'phantom' sparkle, probably in the form of some digital artifacts. Possible?

It wasn't accurate enough to pick up that sort of detail. Wait till you start hearing the recording errors and back ground action in the recording studios. In one record I have from Usher you can hear the hangers-on chatting and laughing in the mixing studio next door.

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

It wasn't accurate enough to pick up that sort of detail. Wait till you start hearing the recording errors and back ground action in the recording studios. In one record I have from Usher you can hear the hangers-on chatting and laughing in the mixing studio next door.

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I'm not a headphone user. Can such murky details get picked up by the speakers?

My NS1000 can.

I would buy one just for listening to Solid Air, I have never heard Danny Thomson play the bass so well. I hear the bumps and noises that until now have been the reserve of my headhone rig (which it now surpasses sonically with a few hours on it).
Dont swither......get one and enjoy a real taste of something special......

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Originally Posted by wee tee cee

I would buy one just for listening to Solid Air, I have never heard Danny Thomson play the bass so well. I hear the bumps and noises that until now have been the reserve of my headhone rig (which it now surpasses sonically with a few hours on it).

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Are you sure it's not the emperor's new clothes ;)?

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

It wasn't accurate enough to pick up that sort of detail. Wait till you start hearing the recording errors and back ground action in the recording studios. In one record I have from Usher you can hear the hangers-on chatting and laughing in the mixing studio next door.

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Speaking about accuracy, the tincy-wincy rhythmical details, such as the slight brushes on the cymbals causing the seemingly endless shimmering decay, and the ultra quiet spurious sounds produced by the drum kit as the drummer keeps working and pumping the groove is what now gives the life-like impression of a live band playing in my room. The sense of rhythm is now sensational, perhaps the best aspect of this DAC.

Also, the way drums and bass now gel together and lock into the groove, it's simply unbelievable. They heave and breathe like a single organism. Certainly makes one appreciate the artistry of a great funk ensemble.

The detail on the cymbals is unprecedented; I'm only slightly confused that the cymbals now sound so brown and coppery, not silvery and metallic like they used to. It still messes me up, interferes with my expectations. But I'll be fine... I'll slowly learn the proper ways.

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

My NS1000 can.

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Nice to see that I'm not alone with Mike in revelling in what the NS1000 bring to the proceedings Stan :D

I bought another two pairs of them after hearing & purchasing the first pair :eyebrows:

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Originally Posted by NRG

I've not noticed any burn in, it sounds as good now as it did when I got it. One thing I've found puzzling is that recorded vinyl played back via the same system sounds a little 'enhanced'...I cant put it into words yet but theres something different between playing the LP live and playing the recorded version.

Listening to my modified Caimen in isolation is very good, its not until the BM is switched in do you hear the slight hardness and slightly lean presentation. Its very good, battery pack on the way so hoping for a further improvement.

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sounds lke your pleased with it neil, must say with all these good reviews i've been wondering if i should give one a go,
i'm using a passive 16 chip terra dac and was really suprised how much difference the lack of the op amp made, more of everything compared to the early version i have.. could this be similar in sound quality or even better ?