Beresford Bushmaster DAC

[StanleyB]

I see the "wire mod" is a keeper!

I added some tweaking points for those who are not worried about their hearing, or want to bypass the Line out/headphone out switching point for a possible extra bit of detail. Of course, I do need to make sure that those mods would work .

[jostber]

Maximum output swing is 8V peak to peak at the headphone socket. Output current is dependent on the opamp used, which also means that the bass level is dependent on the opamp used. I'll ship with the LM4562 in order to satisfy those who don't want too much bass. ( Yes there are loads of them...). But for proper bass drive, I use the THS4032 in my own setup with its 350mA capability. You should hear those K701 shift some air without any hint of distortion.
As for musicality: well if you liked the Caiman headamp section then you are going to be smitten by the Bushmaster. But don't just take my word for it. Feel free to drop by with your expensive dedicated headamp and compare it to the Bushmaster.

Thanks for the info! This could end up at my order list.

[wee tee cee]

Let me get this straight,
Its a dac that has an external psu but can run off a battery.(or is it powered by battery with external charger ie making it portable)
It has a headphone output (is this passive and requires an additional headphone amp or can I control the volume with my lap top)
No frills or extras...just a high quality dac not silly money..
Is that right.
Regards Tony.

[StanleyB]

The Bushmaster running off a 12V rechargeable battery pack that I bought off eBay.

[Reid Malenfant]

Nice tidy design Stan Nice load of ground plane & neat track routing.

Why can't everyone do stuff like that?

[AndrewR]

Looks superb! SMDs certainly have their advantages with regards to less in the way of stray reactances.

Intriguing, looks full of essential juiciness.

Andrew

[chrism]

The Bushmaster running off a 12V rechargeable battery pack that I bought off eBay.

Hi Stan,

Which battery pack is it? I would like to try one on a Lepai Lp-2020A+ tripath amp. It needs 12v and about 2A min.

Keeping an eye on the new DAC for a stereo setup on my TV. Your new DAC a chipamp and a small pair of speakers looks just the job.

Regards

Chris

[StanleyB]

It is THIS one. Works very well with the TC-7520 and TC-7510 as well, but don't tell anyone . The main reason I don't recommend that as a power supply for those DACs is because they don't have a low power indicator facility built in.

[Val33]

Hi Stan

Will there be any opportunity to purchase the Bushmaster without a case or power supply? I am thinking that there must be others like me who would be quite happy to just have the board and incorporate it into our own case etc. and already have high quality power supplies.

thanks,

Val

[seoirse2002]

I would be happy to find a dac that has no headphone input as I never use them and I would rather have the money spent on it used else where,like maybe upgrading the components.