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Hi Ken,
Welcome to AoS
Before going any further, please pop into the Welcome area and introduce yourself to our community, as outlined in the email confirmation you received, after registering.
Cheers!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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OooOriginally Posted by worrasf
you lucky b*gger, Steve! I heard the GS1000 'phones at a Show.
Enjoy!
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Yep - even better got them in mint condition with the RA-1 also in mint for a bargain price I reckonOoo
Enjoy!
Steve
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Always a little further
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Bushmater doing the business
Hey all. Had my Bushmaster for a couple of days. Found some very interesting results.
1) The RCA interconnect you use can have a profound effect (duh), but much more so that on the output of my Harmon Kardon HD990 CD player (which also has it's own DAC input). Using my Van Damme interconnect, the sound is way livelier and detailed, with great soundstaging, but the bass loses its warmth. Out of curiousity, I switched to the cheapo one that came with the CD player. Bass came back, but the soundstage became very flat. A real easy listen though.
2) My Arcam amp allows attenuation of each input, so for a laugh I notched up the setting for the Bushmaster. Wow - transformation ! I could never get a good result via this route with the CD player, but the Bushmaster just loves it - the soundstaging has returned, the treble is silky smooth and the detail better. It's the best sound I have heard from my rig yet.
I ordered an NVA Sound Chord before ordering the Bushmaster, in an attempt to sort out a slightly unruly treble issue I had, so now very curious how that will mix in - anybody got any experience on that front ?
In summary - so far, very pleased.
Cheers
Agreed. So far, a Tellurium Q Black interconnect has proven to be the best cable for me, highly detailed, great bass and all-round transparency.
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A £285 interconnect with a <£200 dac
Andy.
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Agreed, does seem a bit of a skewed balance...A £285 interconnect with a <£200 dac
Squeezebox Touch -> Beresford Bushmaster DAC -> Leema Pulse Amplifier -> Celestion SL6S
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When did price ever determine quality? I've standardised on TQ throughout my system, so it makes a great deal of sense to me.A £285 interconnect with a <£200 dac
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Well, it makes sense to me!A £285 interconnect with a <£200 dac
The BM DAC may cost <£200, but imho it performs well into the multi-£k price band - and yes, I've done direct comparisons.
I'm using mine with £250 (I think) rrp i/c cables.
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Hooray! My Bushmaster arrived today...it only took 5 days to come to Australia!
Straight out of the box, it sounded pretty good. After a couple of hours it definitely got better. Most noticeable was the vocals. Singers had the right size mouths with plenty of air during their vocalizations and plenty of differences in singing intensity from soft pouts to roaring crescendos. analog like mids for sure, not euphonic valve but rich enough for such a short warmup.
IMO, If the speakers are voiced accurately, this attribute is immediately noticeable
Lots of depth and separation between instruments, attribute to the blackness in between these layers of sound
More depth than width at the moment. Height ok too
High Frequencies are smooth and quite shimmery, not metal dome relentless zing like some other DACs or speakers. Will listen more before commenting . I prefer a smoother treble anyway with good impact and extension but not harsh.
Before I forget, good bass too, not the flat bongy type but full rounded bass with a good kick
One of my fave Live CD (flac) is Asleep at the Wheel-Live at Billy Bobs sounded really alive! Warts and all, it gave a realistic playback of the atmosphere of the concert.
I could go on but I would give it a lot more listening hours first.
Great job Stan, top value product!
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