Beresford Bushmaster DAC Reviews

[StanleyB]

Naah. Waste of time. After seeing the comments some people have made it is not worth the hassle.

[Mr.Ian]

My intention is to remove most features from the firmware and the supporting components from the PCB and just offer the normal manual switching facility with the LEDs always ON. Innovation can have its teething problems and detract from an otherwise excellent product. But other DAC manufacturers have managed to do without such features, so it is obviously not high on the list of facilities that the average user requires or even needs.

I for one really like the auto switching and LED off option - the latter especially - yes there were some early teething problems but they were soon sorted

[StanleyB]

But one person who did not push down the firmware chip properly, causing some pins not to make electrical contact with the appropriate circuits has been making so much noise and writing all sort of conjectures and negative comments, it has given me a headache. Then with comments about naming and shaming and customers voting with their feet, who needs that sort of hassle? British inventiveness has hardly been highly regarded in this country. No such issues with foreign buyers. They tend to be positively helpful, instead of negative through and through.

[Mr.Ian]

But one person who did not push down the firmware chip properly, causing some pins not to make electrical contact with the appropriate circuits has been making so much noise and writing all sort of conjectures and negative comments, it has given me a headache. Then with comments about naming and shaming and customers voting with their feet, who needs that sort of hassle? British inventiveness has hardly been highly regarded in this country. No such issues with foreign buyers. They tend to be positively helpful, instead of negative through and through.

I can remember buying first release mobiles phones, made by large highly reputable major manufacturers, and the software problems always seemed immense - very frustrating. But if no one pushes the boundaries where would we be ...

[synsei]

Stan, Stan, Stan, for crying out loud man EVERYONE without exception is telling you the DAC sounds bloody amazing, and it does. You have announced what you intend to do regarding the operational issues some have experienced and that should be the end of it. This should be a learning experience for us all and what you personally are getting here is something most manufacturers can only dream of, live feedback. Use it positively to develop the product instead of railing against your customers when they report issues to you. Ask yourself why some customers are feeling the need to bring these issues to the forum because therein lies the solution my friend. If those customers had been satisfied with your response then the comments would not have been posted.

[Ninanina]

Well I've just ordered one

I hope it performs, sound wise, as all have commented on

It seems a hifi bargain if it performs as most have said, which makes a change !

[alan47]

Well i positively won't be swapping my BM for no rega or any other Dac any time soon.BAA,there is no earthly reason why a dac should cost more than £200,so why waste your money...

[synsei]

It is a fine DAC Bev it really is. Mine had a few problems but then it was an early version with a few wrinkles which needed to be ironed out. Unfortunately the iron wasn't working at the time hence why I ended up with the Rega. I really miss that headphone stage though...

[Ninanina]

I hope it lives up to my expectations

I'm pretty convinced it will

Can't wait

I'm such a hifi tart really

[mudan]

I totally agree with synsei about customer feedback. If you care about what your customers think then this is what will win you even more customers whether through product development or brand recommendation.

Yes I was also impressed with the headphone output - it's a very seductive and big sound. My M-DAC headphone out is much more detailed, controlled and neutral but does lack the Bushmaster's rosy approach. Unfortunately I don't have them to compare side by side.