Beresford Bushmaster DAC

[AmpCity]

The XDA-1 turned out to be a massive disappointment. The software error with the variable output level control was shocking to say the least. Nice remote though.

Exactly! Seems to be pretty popular across the pond though.

Any word on getting a listen to the Bushmaster, Stan?

[StanleyB]

As soon as I got some units available that are in a case I can certainly let you have a listen to one . At the moment I am limited to just a PCB stuck onto a protective foam base, which has been doing the rounds amongst a couple of London based listeners. I am waiting for the main semiconductors to arrive from their respective manufacturers. 6 to 8 weeks is the quote for production quantities of some parts, which is the main cause of all the delays.

[AmpCity]

As soon as I got some units available that are in a case I can certainly let you have a listen to one . At the moment I am limited to just a PCB stuck onto a protective foam base, which has been doing the rounds amongst a couple of London based listeners. I am waiting for the main semiconductors to arrive from their respective manufacturers. 6 to 8 weeks is the quote for production quantities of some parts, which is the main cause of all the delays.

Sounds good! And I can certainly sympathise with the parts delays, we've had no shortage of the same.

[hebda]

I also have the Silmic mod with a different setup to Michael, i haven't yet ventured into the active world. I am using Kenwood Amp/CDP with Kef Q35.2 speakers and the Beresford DAC Gator+Silmic mod.

I have to say i was pleasantly surprised by the mod as i wasn't expecting much of an improvement over the excellent Gator, the difference hit my ears straight away.The vocals natural and the instruments wider i could pick out each instrument easily. I was listening to some acoustic sets and it seemed so real you could be mistaken for being there, i really like how this mod has improved the realism of the instruments.

I have a newborn so haven't really had as much time to test as i would like, but the time i have had i was very pleased. I have a varied taste in music from rock, classical to hip hop and i just wanted to play more and more. I had time to test Spotify for a while and even on compressed material there was more definition and a sense of realism to the music...i love it!

Glad Stan is still looking into improving the Caiman, my listening experience is just getting better and better!

[brian2957]

Hi Marc , how did you get your hands on the Silmilc Mod and what does it cost . I don't know whether to go for this or wait for the Bushmaster .
Brian.

[StanleyB]

I'll start a thread on the Silmic mod in a couple of days. So keep this frequency clear .

[MartinT]

Are you specifically referring to Silmic replacements for the caps on the Gator board, Stan? I replaced all the caps on the Caiman's main board with Silmics a long time ago, and it was a very good improvement in SQ.

[StanleyB]

Now you tell us .
The mod I devised is primarily aimed at those who have a SEG Caiman. The SEG case was made 2mm higher in order to accommodate the bigger silmic . But more about that later in the week.

[MartinT]

LOL - it was a while ago, Stan:

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showp...&postcount=365

[StanleyB]

I suppose 22 months ago is indeed a long while back .
But you tried it on the standard board. You should try that mod on the Gatorized board instead .