Beresford Caimen SEG vs DA Dacmagic 200m
A couple of days back I asked the question How good would a 10yr old Music Fidelity M1 Dac stack up against todays Dacs in the £5-600 bracket like the MF MX-Dac or the CA Dacmagic 200m.
Well I cant answer that question, but I can tell you that if someone says lets do a back to back of your Beresford Caimen SEG with the latest SEG 50 upgrade, with a new Cambridge Audio Dacmagic 200m, you may be surprised that the Beresford Caimen Seg with its 15v Linear PSU and Durado mk3, came out way ahead of the Dacmagic 200m. Bigger soundstage, and more bass and a better overhaul control on higher octaves (Flac Files). so if you have a new Dacmagic 200m don't audition one of Stans Caimen Seg with a linear and a durado, you'll be disappointed.
I reckon if you expect a upgraded Dac over Stans Caimen Seg 50 with the 15v Linear and Durado, your going to have to look at Dacs over the £1000 +. £600 just won't cut it.
Footnote:
No other components were changed during the test.
Amp Rega Elex-R
CDP Denon DCD 520
Tuner Teac T-R650 Dab/FM
Music Player Pioneer N30 Network Player
DAC Rega Dac-R
Speakers Q Acoustic Concept 40s
Speaker Cable Current is Rega FSC Quattro , Fisual S-Flex Studio 2.5mm / Ortofon SPK 100
Interconnects Van Damme Silver Plated OFC Pro Classic XKE CDP/Tuner & Solid Silver Cyro 99.99% Pure, Dac To Amp
Headphones AKG K550 mk3
SUB BK XLS 200