Beresford Bushmaster DAC

[Stratmangler]

Do you mean one of these Stan?

http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/in...roducts_id=270

[MartinT]

Excellent, Stan. I've ordered a battery pack.

I have the Bushmaster PSU plugged into the Power Plant P10 and the noise floor is vanishingly low, however I'd rather keep an SMPS away from my system power so when I get the battery pack the PSU can go into dirty mains.

[MartinT]

The sound from Avatar via co-ax digital into the Bushmaster is highly vivid, Mark. Some of the bass energy is quite stunning and far tighter than I got from the Caiman.

[StanleyB]

Yes, I'd like to know as well if I can use my 15V Best of 2 Worlds linear psu + SBooster for the Bushmaster and if it will benefit from it.

Yes you can use it. Whether is it beneficial is for you to write a review on .

Do you mean one of these Stan?

http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/in...roducts_id=270

That's the one. Using that with my own power supply I got battery like performance reading on my noise measurements at the DC socket on the Bushmaster.

[Fi-Wi]

Did you only test the SBooster or the 15V psu as well in conjunction with the Bushmaster Stan?

[Reid Malenfant]

The sound from Avatar via co-ax digital into the Bushmaster is highly vivid, Mark. Some of the bass energy is quite stunning and far tighter than I got from the Caiman.

You know I wouldn't be able to deny that, it's just a shame that you aren't getting the full kit & caboodle in the way of super dooper data stream fed to it.

The Sony simply can't do it as it's not allowed to

I guess you are mixing it down from the multichannel soundtrack, I guess the same applies unfortunately.

As I say though, before I bought the Oppo that does decode everything, I still thought it sounded very good indeed

[StanleyB]

Did you only test the SBooster or the 15V psu as well in conjunction with the Bushmaster Stan?

I have been testing all sorts of power supplies and combination, and they all worked extremely well. So if anyone has a Mark Grant, Lurcher( as sold by MCRU), or Paul Haynes PSU, they are all worth hanging onto. The plug connection is different on the Bushmaster, but I saw some suitable adapters listed on Mark Grant's website.

[Mark Grant]

If you want a couple of power supply upgrade tips, look at getting one of THIS. It was made for the Bushmaster.

That looks interesting.
How many mAh does the bushmaster draw at 12 vdc so people can work out how long a battery would last between charges?
I remember from earlier in the thread that the Bushmaster is a very low power device.

The Mark Grant DC filter is also a great item to consider if you want to use a mains connected power supply. I can't find the link on his site right now, but hopefully Mark reads this and provides a link.
I have tested and used all these items for several months and can confirm they are well worth the money spent on them. In a noisy environment they really show their true performance raising ability.

I will add some links to products on Friday or maybe Saturday as soon as some stock is available.

A 5 star review in Hi-Fi choice has caused a bit of a stock shortage this month, which is excellent. I will be up to date with orders tomorrow hopefully.

[StanleyB]

That looks interesting.
How many mAh does the bushmaster draw at 12 vdc so people can work out how long a battery would last between charges?

About 70mA at 12V.

[Reid Malenfant]

About 70mA at 12V.

So approximately 12 hours with a 1Ah cell. Most are normally quoted at a rate of discharge at a 20 hour rate, that's pretty damn good