Stan's New Dac - any reviews yet?

[kalozois100]

The LM4562 is far better than the 5532 in performance. Higher slew rate and lower distortion. Mind you, the 5532 situated towards the right side of the PCB (looking at it from the front), is probably left well alone.

Stan

Hi all.
Anyone tried a Burson Discreet opamp on a Stan dac?? My friend has stuck one in his DacMagic and is now having multiple orgasms from the new sound. I haven't had time to pop round and have listen but from what he says he is getting unbelieveable audio now. Mind you it cost him a small fortune with buying it and paying an electrical engineer to fit it for him - and it goes against the ethos of the beresford being an affordable top Dac. But then again lobster with caviar every now and again is a necessary indulgence - and ofcourse some champagne to wash it down!! perhaps someone from here has no issue with costs and may want to try it in a Stan Dac so Stan can comment if one will fit in the Tc 7510/20. I'm personally very happy with the sound from the LM4562 . Anyway I ll keep you informed when i get round to having a listen to the Burson opamp ........

[Labarum]

All this talk of upgrades already.

Perhaps there is room for a 7520SE with all sensible upgrades applied.

A £50 premium?

How about it Stan?

[Covenant]

It does seem a bit premature Brian. I bet many 7520's are not burnt in yet.
I will get the better power supply first and let the modders fiddle around for a while until they area happy (if that ever happens)
Very pleased with the noises coming out of my system now.
Jerry

[Labarum]

It does seem a bit premature Brian.

O yes, but good ideas take a while to mature.

[trailer]

Like a fine wine.

[leo]

You see why I just stick with diy temptation to fiddle is too much

Regarding those Bursons modules, I wouldn't class them as suitable in the Beresford dac, reason being is that it wants at least +/-12v (+24v) on the supply, the single +10v isn't enough, it'll increase distortion

[tizer2000uk]

The problem with modding is knowing when to stop

The way the unit has been constructed gives Stan alot of flexibility for future upgrades. I reckon having an entry level unit all the way up to high end would be the way to go.

Anywhooo, I shall try the 4562 as I suppose a large part of the final sound has a lot to do with the supporting circuity, I last heard it in a modded cd player and in my X-Fi soundcard.

So the socketed opamp to the right of the case should be left alone?

Would love to hear a Burson, have heard good things about them.

[kalozois100]

All this talk of upgrades already.

Perhaps there is room for a 7520SE with all sensible upgrades applied.

A £50 premium?

How about it Stan?

Hello there Brian . When you coming over for a chilled Keo beer??
Stan has forseen the mod fever and provided opamp rolling for the TC-7520. Most kind of him to do so!! Hey Brian for many a dragon slayer dac is more than enough. i'm more than happy with the modded TC-7510. for a small minority, they don't want to slay the dragon but tame it, sit on its back and ride off into the sunset and towards audio heaven!! respect to all that push the boundaries just that bit further than others........

Burson op amp below:- Bold statement that kills all competition off.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Burson-Audio-S...3286.m63.l1177

[Labarum]

Hello there Brian . When you coming over for a chilled Keo beer??

I am still in Blitey, and I am glad it's raining in Cyprus - reservoirs up from 5% to 20% eh - I don't want any water rationing when I get to Nicosia. We have our own well, but we can't drink it!

And as to Keo. Na. Never. No one has every convinced me that alcohol isn't anything but what it is - the product of rotten fruit and vegetables - yuk. It's only fit for stripping paint or cleaning the drains.

I'll stick to lemonade made from the trees in my own garden.

[leo]

Whats the supply voltage to the op-amp in the TC-7520? seriously guys if you run one of those discrete op-amps with less than 24v it'll sound S**t