Beresford Bushmaster DAC Reviews

[MartinT]

My sky+ box only has optical,havn't gone hd yet

The HD box only has optical too, unless of course you count the digital stream in the HDMI connection. Nevertheless, it sounds superb through the Bushmaster, really good on HD material where the audio has been carefully mastered.

[Ali Tait]

My HD box has S/PDIF Martin.

[MartinT]

Ah, must be a different series then. I used to have a Thompson HD which became unstable (due to the horrid Chinese caps used in the switched mode PSU) and now I have a Samsung.

[StanleyB]

Funnily enough I am not really tied to the value for money side of things. I am more interested in whether the majority agrees that I have managed to overcome a couple of crucial deficiencies that DAC designers have been struggling with for years. So I look forward to anyone else with a DAC, irrespective of how much that DAC costs, performs against the Bushmaster in those key areas of treble harshness, sibilance, bass extension, and signal separation.
So far I had the Bushmaster checked out by a couple of trusted people against the likes of my most frequently mentioned British brand names competitors. Guess which one they preferred in terms of sonic performance . But I prefer those findings to be backed up by several independent reviews.

[Pieoftheday]

Mines an Amstrad,which seems to crop up a lot in this regard. Sir Alan , you're fired !!!

[Ali Tait]

The Amstrad is apparently one of the best now. Who'd have thought it??

[Ali Tait]

Anyone near me getting a Bushmaster?

[Pieoftheday]

I'll have to get a new one then and go hd at the same time! Any views on the headphone amp ? Havnt had a chance yet

[StanleyB]

I'll have to get a new one then and go hd at the same time! Any views on the headphone amp ?

I assume that some people are right now listening to the Bushmaster via headphone instead of clocking in at AoS. A few regular contributors who should have had their Bushmaster DAC by now have not shown any sign of life over the last few days .

[Stratmangler]

My Bushmaster arrived this morning (thanks for the prompt response Stan), and I'm currently running 24/192 files through it, which it's coping with admirably on input 4.

It's not been so happy with input 3 playing 24/192 (random distortion), but has been fine with lower resolution material through input 3.
So, puzzler there for you Stan.

The TV is hooked up via optical to input 1, and that sounds and works fine too (the max the TV can throughput is 24/28).

I've had a brief blast with the headphone output too, and it sounds very good.
Headphones are Goldring DR150.
I like the way that the main outputs mute when the headphone jack is inserted too.