Beresford Bushmaster DAC

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Originally Posted by Mark Grant

Is this the DAC with the circuit board layout that could be described as 'minimalist' ?

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That's the one. The same one you saw when you passed by not so long ago. The absence of the muting circuit a la TC-7510 and the use of a minimalist audio output circuit gained from experience with the TC-7520 passive mod has been very rewarding. It has saved on quite a lot of components, which in turn has reduced bill of material cost. Mind you, it will come as a shock to many that the Bushmaster has a larger surface area compared to the Caiman. The low noise PCB track layout demanded the spreading out of the individual circuit elements.

Very interested in this, Stan. I have now taken the Caiman pretty much to its limit and it sounds bloody superb.

By the way, I'm thinking of taking my Caiman to Scalford next year, along with most of the rest of my system. Will you be there?

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

I am being cautious for many reasons.
The Bushmaster is a minor statement DAC with some specs that knowledgeable DAC designers will want to have a peak at. But specs are one thing. Price has to be sensible and near impossible for anyone else to try to compete against.

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This is what you referred to recently in an exchange with me...I'm looking forward to this as are many, I'm sure. Looking forward to future business.

Any one know the difference between a Wolfson WM8740 and a WM8716 ? Are the sampling rates the same ? Better in one rather than the other ?

Hi laughingbuddha, could you please pop into the welcome area of the forum & introduce yourself properly :) While you are about it please add your real name, we like to keep things more personal on here than other forums. Thanks in advance ;)

Hi 'laughingbuddha',

Welcome to AoS :)

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Please also attend to that on your next visit - cheers! :cool:

Marco.

Just a quick update to let you guys know that the final PCB has passed testing. So it's off to the test house soon to make sure it conforms to EU regulations.

Pics to come over the weekend once I can figure out where my camera is.

Looking forward to check out this! :thumbsup:

http://www.homehifi.co.uk/aos/bm.jpg

A picture of me testing the Bushmaster against the Caiman. DAC audio technology and knowledge has definitely improved in the last couple of years.

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

http://www.homehifi.co.uk/aos/bm.jpg

A picture of me testing the Bushmaster against the Caiman. DAC audio technology and knowledge has definitely improved in the last couple of years.

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No kidding, there looks to be bu**er all to the Bushmaster, that is unless there are surface mount components :eyebrows:

It does look a bit spartan in comparison to what I remember inside the Caiman :scratch: