Beresford Bushmaster DAC

[WAD62]

I'd have to agree with Werner's maxim of 'less is more'...(err...more or less!)

No need for the labels Stan, the LEDs are enough, and if I'd taken the trouble of sticking a cable in the back I'd remember what type it was...

Just my thoughts, but them I am a bit monochrome...

[seoirse2002]

Hmmm...regarding labels...if it had a naim,quad,linn, etc. label on it,it would probably sell for 3 times the price!...

[magiccarpetride]

Only a matter of time on Internet forums before someone compares something to Hitler, nice one Alex!

By now, it's a meme.

[synsei]

We need to remember that Stan is not building this product just for us. I'm sure he would quite like for it to be successful in markets outside of a clue'd up forum full of Hi-Fi geeks as well. There are people out there who may not even know what a DAC is, or who have never considered buying one before, and at the target price the Bushmaster stands a good chance of attracting first time buyers. Clear and concise labelling is key or one risks alienating potential FTB's, which brings me neatly onto one of Stan's rivals.

If Stan will forgive me for focusing on one of his competitors for a moment, I'd like to mention Cambridge Audio. They have discovered the perfect formula for their budget products. What punters at this end of the market really want is that tangible feeling of quality that one gets with higher end equipment, coupled with a product that performs to the same standard, or better than, those from other manufacturers in this sector. CA are masters at this. They spend a lot of time and effort (and no doubt money) on producing attractive products that perform surprisingly well at very competitive prices. Stan can't hope to match the level of investment that CA are capable of putting into development of a new product, and yet in the Bushmaster he has produced a DAC that IMHO is as attractive and well built as CA's DacMagic100. This product is one of Bushmasters major competitors. Stan and others have assured us that the Bushmaster will outperform not only the DM100 but also other competitors DAC's by a significant margin, not to mention the Bushmaster RRP undercuts the DM100 by 10 quid.

In conclusion, I think Stan has got it spot on with the Bushmaster and if it sounds as good as we are led to believe, he will clean up in the budget sector and could very well steal sales away from other manufacturers higher up the ladder.

[webby]

Good design, for me, is often invisible. You don't see it cos it's natural, it's intuitive, it's ergonomic, it works. It's not just about the way something looks. There is consistency in good design. Consistency of typography, of colour, of materials, of lines. You don't need to understand typography; If its done right, it pleases the eye.

Inconsistencies in typography etc are noticeable, even if you don't understand why. It's not so easy on the eye. Therefore it's not so nice to use. There are many people who accept this and don't care and just live with it as long as it performs it's job. Then there are those who live with it but would like it to be better.

Finally, there are those who do not accept it and refuse to live with it. These are called Mac users! Lol

[synsei]

Finally, there are those who do not accept it and refuse to live with it. These are called Mac users! Lol

[The Vinyl Adventure]

[Nice Voigtlander camera peeping round the corner - I nearly bought one 45 years ago!]

Well spotted that man ... A vitessa L with the f2 ultron ...
Unfortunately the film advance plunger is a little loose and pops up when it shouldnt, but all is not lost ... I have 2 of them
Just out of shot is a Bessa I with the 105mm 4.5 vaskar ... Not the highest regarded of the Bessa lenses but I like it! Again not perfect as its missing the plate that goes in the back for changing the format ... But hey ho it could be over 60 years old you can expect perfection from theses things can you?!

[jandl100]

Looks Good Stan
Have to agree with above though Re: lettering, looks a bit busy?

Just for fun, a quick Photoshop.

Nice one, Gaz. I really do like that.

[Shutdown98]

I do think a more minimalistic look would be better.
There is a lot of text and a lot of buttons.
a baseline for the text would be better indeed. perhaps also a baseline for the leds, buttons, headphone hole and volume.
Does it mean that there are always 2 leds burning? The auto and input?
In that case i would get rid of the auto led.

Allthough it is all about the ears, you are looking at the thing as you are listening. I think for a lot of people the looks are very important. They must be in line with the (expected) performance. At this moment that is not the case IMO.

[The Vinyl Adventure]

Nice one, Gaz. I really do like that.

Agreed