Beresford Bushmaster DAC

[StanleyB]

Both versions look quite pleasing.
But what about leaving out the 24/192 KHz DAC and put Bushmaster back above the volume control and in a slightly smaller font? I tried putting text above the headphone socket before but it never looked visually "touching" on items of a small width.

[Werner Berghofer]

Richard,

My impression is that the font size is just that bit too large

yes, that may be right. Now I changed it from 12 to 10 point.


Thanks a lot,

Werner.

[Werner Berghofer]

Stanley,

But what about leaving out the 24/192 KHz DAC and put Bushmaster back above the volume control and in a slightly smaller font?

I tried this already, but I didn’t like it. The word “Bushmaster” would be very close to the upper edge, in my opinion really too close. “White space” is an important part of type and graphic design.

The volume knob actually is quite big when compared to the overall height of the Bushmaster. 30 mm diameter seems to be pretty standard for volume knobs, but most gear I checked is certainly higher than 45 mm.

Kind regards,

Werner.

[Reid Malenfant]

Werner.

Looks better with the smaller font Werner

The only thing bugging me now is that while the Beresford logo & Bushmaster are on the same level, the info about the DAC just doesn't look right being at a higher level.

Everything else is nice & even

[DSJR]

Just look at the Shiit units and how elegant they look, to me at any rate. Keep it plain and simple with small fonts I reckon. "We" know what this unit is, and so shall the buyers I think.

[Bonky]

Looks better with the smaller font Werner

The only thing bugging me now is that while the Beresford logo & Bushmaster are on the same level, the info about the DAC just doesn't look right being at a higher level.

Everything else is nice & even

mmm... I agree. I wonder if the DAC info would now look better under the volume knob (which to my mind still looks a little too large).

(Edit) The more I look at it the more I think that the 'Bushmaster' font is too large and 'thick' (if you know what I mean). "Less is More" etc

Again, thanks to all, especially Stan for allowing us all to comment on the design.

I think we're just about there...

BW

Richard

[Werner Berghofer]

Mark,

The only thing bugging me now is that while the Beresford logo & Bushmaster are on the same level, the info about the DAC just doesn't look right being at a higher level.

the upper edge of these three elements is exactly at the same level, but I noticed this too. You see, the line “24 bit/192 kHz DAC” actually cannot be moved down. The only solution might be to use a smaller font size for this element and to balance the vertical position to be visually aligned with the upper edge of “Beresford” and “Bushmaster”.

My idea was to use “24 bit/192 kHz DAC” as some kind of superscript to “Bushmaster”.

Many thanks for your comment, highly appreciated.

Werner.

[Werner Berghofer]

David,

Just look at the Shiit units and how elegant they look

very, very true :-) That’s one of the reasons I like their gear.



One big advantage is that Schiit places the power switches on the back of the cases. Stanley mentioned an EU recommendation that the power switch needs to be placed in an easily accessible position. I confess that the Schiit power switches are little bit more troublesome to operate.

The diameter of the Valhalla’s volume knob (an ALPS potentiometer) is exactly the same as the Bushmaster’s, but the Valhalla case is 10 mm higher.

Werner.

[StanleyB]

Keep in mind guys that the fascia is only about 45mm high, which is less than 2 inches. There is a limit to how small a font can be before it becomes next to impossible to print onto a brushed metal surface.

[Werner Berghofer]

Stanley,

There is a limit to how small a font can be before it becomes next to impossible to print onto a brushed metal surface.

that's true, and I always kept this in mind as I created these layout variants. Thank you for pointing this out.

Werner.