Beresford Bushmaster DAC Reviews

[jandl100]

Crikey! that's an amazing improvement. Job done!

[jandl100]

Anyone using an offboard headphone amp with their BM?

I have just built a Panda, but after hearing the BM in comparison to the 7510, I'm not sure I'll hear any benefit from it. Can't try it just yet, still waiting for an enclosure for it and final interconnect wiring.

Richard

I've compared it with an upgraded MF X-CANS (cylinder chassis) and the BM is clearly superior - more dynamic, more controlled, more transparency, tauter bass.

[camtwister]

Neal,

Thank you! I've been searching for this information for some time.

What is the measured p-p ripple without the S-Booster?

[NRG]

Its not ripple as such but 150mV p-p spikes at about 8Khz on this supply and 30Khz within the group (thats from the first to last 3rd spike)...

[audionewbi]

Received the unit. Excellent package, excellent built quality. The headphone section has way more juice than the gator unit. It is too powerful for sensitive IEM. I still prefer the gator for my sensitive IEM but the k702 sounds excellent from the headphone section.

Too soon for me to comment on the DAC section, but right out of the box is sounds as good as the caiman.


Update:The vocal is too forward on the Bushmaster. While it has more gain which seem to benifit the k70x I out of the box i prefer the balance of the gator board of the caiman over the BM for ER-4S. I hope things change.

[MartinT]

audionewbi (please can we have your real name) - you have to give it more time, it settles down as it burns in. Vocals too forward? Not in mine they aren't.

[audionewbi]

^name added.

I am playing back some white, pink and brownian noise, will check things after 40 hours of burning in.

Just had a question in regard of playing back 24/192 files, can coaxial cable handle such files?

I am using squeezebox touch, dont know whether I would benefit more if I use the optical out instead of the coaxial out.

[MartinT]

Hi Moe, I use the co-ax connection and I've streamed 24/192 files without issue. I believe the ultimate bandwidth capability of co-ax is higher than optical, but I couldn't say for sure which sounds better as both my optical inputs are tied up with other sources.

[jandl100]

I always find that a decent co-ax sounds better than TOSLINK optical. It sounds like a rez thing to me.

[audionewbi]

Thanks guys, I will try buying a high quality coaxial cable tomorrow.