Beresford Bushmaster DAC Reviews

[magiccarpetride]

Same here . My teenage daughter was sleeping when the postman rang the bell at 12.30 PM today to deliver the Bushmaster. Excellent service from Stan as ever BTW. He did leave a calling card . So instead of getting the Bushmaster up and running it is lying locked up in the local sorting office
I will be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow morning banging on their door
Brian.

I can't believe that it shipped the day before yesterday from Taiwan and it arrived this morning in Vancouver???

[The Vinyl Adventure]

The benefits of working in an office in a block with a Linda on front desk ... Parcels always arive when they are supposed to ... Not to mention then not arriving at home where this missis sees them first!

[StanleyB]

I can't believe that it shipped the day before yesterday from Taiwan and it arrived this morning in Vancouver???

It didn't ship it the day before yesterday. Customers who previously expressed an interest in ordering a Bushmaster were sent a note and a Paypal money request last week Wednesday. Those who paid were then sent their order. UK buyers started receiving theirs on Thursday, and those outside the UK started receiving theirs this week.

[worrasf]

My BM arrived yesterday less than 24 hours after ordering - thank you Stanley - stunning service

Currently it's being fed a continuous loop from my iPod via Wadia 170i (Audiocom Signature) to let all bed in before I do any serious listening.

Steve

[Canetoad]

I had a DacMagic and compared it directly with a Caiman (modified). I found the DacMagic had a smoother delivery than the Caiman. The latter had slightly better bass and, overall, more detail (some of this would have been due to the mods made). I did like the sound of the DacMagic though. I thought it sounded a bit more analogue if you like. I didn't think much of the different filters offered though. Couldn't really hear much difference.

Now my new Bushmaster beats the modified Caiman by quite a large margin. Detail and soundstage is much better and bass impact is impressive. So, I'd say get a Bushmaster as it will easily outperform your DacMagic.

[StanleyB]

I might have to stick this somewhere on my site as well, but I considered it important enough to mention it here.

Many of you with a laptop and no USB output might be stuck as far as using the Bushmaster with your laptop is concerned. Well help might be at hand.
If your laptop has an express card slot then have a look if it is the wide version. If so, get one of THESE. It has an optical output, which goes up to 96KHz. I have one fitted to several of the laptops at home and at that price it is a far better and cheaper option than anything else that I have tried as an interface to the Bushmaster. I even used it with my Caiman, instead of using USB.

[MartinT]

Or one of these if you have a USB port but no card slot:



http://www.mercateo.co.uk/p/560U-899...paign=Sonstige

[brian2957]

I'm using one of these at the moment with no complaints.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-FANMUS...item3a60e98ee9

Brian.

[The Vinyl Adventure]

or one of these (which im currently using)



im just gonna say ooooooooo for now

[loonytunes]

Seeing as we are on the subject of recommending converters, can anyone recommend a low cost high quality USB to S/PDIF converter - seeing as Stan's DAC does not have a USB input (I don't think)?

I know you can get the Musical Fidelity V-Link, and Halide Bridge - but both seem a bit expensive (especially the Halide, although that does include the fancy USB cable..); unless of course you think it's necessary to splash out that sort of cash.