Mod your Beresford 7520

**Covenant** · 14-05-2009, 17:54

Originally Posted by Gazjam

7520 SB Signature

(Stick some copper on it)

sell it for 300GBP

7520 Reference.
But dont stick copper on it and dont sell it for £300 'cos I want one!

**kalozois100** · 14-05-2009, 18:52

Originally Posted by Covenant

I think 'The Wolf' is a great name...how about it Stan?

Thanks for the support Covenant.

Fly by surfers tend to read stuff on AoS and then take it as gospel. Up to not so long ago I was getting inquiries for the TC-7510+, even though that has been changed to the TC-7520...

Yep Stan and I would suspect your rivals are surfing and reading too. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them using wolfson chips in their dacs gazumped you and used it on their models. Don't be so defensive Stan just trying to help you out with a good name for your excellent product. Its the least i can do after all the after sales support you give to the rest us. The name is well thought out as the beresford being such good value is like the wolf in the forest that no other animal likes (rivals) since it has the ability to survive the most challenging of environments bit like the beresford suviving the most challenging pieces of music!!

bigmac, hoover, merc, ,jumbo jet, Bic, shake,coke, T-shirt, are just a few examples of simple names that are easily identified with the product and have stood the test of time.

imagine in 30 years time a reviewer doing a retro article on the beresford. "Now lets take a look at the wolf in shadow of its time. The Wolf dac was an amazing dragon slayer in its hayday........ etc,etc." oh please tell me you would still like the article to start off with " The 7520SE was very impressive for the price bla..bla..bla.".and usual hifi babble
infact im gonna open a new thread on product names that have become well known all over the world and stood the test of time. !!

**apmusson** · 14-05-2009, 20:02

Originally Posted by Sensimilia

Have you considered getting a Creek amp instead? I read on another thread that someone got an even greater level of improvement from their SB3 through a Creek than via the TC-7520

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Err... I'm not sure I know what your mean? I am very happy with my TC7520 and the options that opamp swapping give me - as you know. I don't have a SB3 and don't want a separate amp... I'm confused.

**Stratmangler** · 14-05-2009, 22:09

Originally Posted by apmusson

Err... I'm not sure I know what your mean? I am very happy with my TC7520 and the options that opamp swapping give me - as you know. I don't have a SB3 and don't want a separate amp... I'm confused.

Depends on what you call greater detail - if it's pronounced upper mid & hf then you can count me out.

I have a TC 7510 6/3 with the full Mod21 upgrades (self implemented - thanks Stan), and I am constantly impressed by the "rightness" of music played via SB3 etc.

If the 7250 performs better in stock form than the 7510 post mods then it is well worth having.

The Creek item could possibly be the OBH-14 DAC/Passive pre thing ?

Chris

**maxrob200** · 14-05-2009, 23:23

7520 SE (Special Edition) could distinguish it from standard version

**ReachtheSky** · 14-05-2009, 23:35

Originally Posted by apmusson

Err... I'm not sure I know what your mean? I am very happy with my TC7520 and the options that opamp swapping give me - as you know. I don't have a SB3 and don't want a separate amp... I'm confused.

I think there may have been an element of sarcasm…….and I don’t think it was directed at you!

Ade I’ll be very interested in your updated experiences with the duel OPA627’s.

Also, have you tested to see if the duel OPA627’s and THS4032 will work together at the same time without causing technical issues?

**nb2** · 14-05-2009, 23:37

Originally Posted by apmusson

Err... I'm not sure I know what your mean? I am very happy with my TC7520 and the options that opamp swapping give me - as you know. I don't have a SB3 and don't want a separate amp... I'm confused.

Well unfortunately I'm afraid he is ironic about posts I made based on my listenings and tests in this thread

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2784

Especially the followings posts
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showp...27&postcount=6
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showp...7&postcount=12

I am really sorry about that, since I took the time to write that, hoping to contribute and give a fair idea of what I found with the TC-7520 and LM4562NA upgrade.
I really think it is a nice product, it is useful to say it, and it would also be stupid to claim everywhere that no dac can be better than this one, and that everything else is crap or too expensive.

Now, I'm still convinced it is useless to take care of a dac, if the setup room+speakers+amplifier is not optimized before.

Well that's just me, I trust my ears over anybody's advice, and everybody does what he want ...

**Gazjam** · 15-05-2009, 07:59

Originally Posted by nb2

Well unfortunately I'm afraid he is ironic about posts I made based on my listenings and tests in this thread

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2784

Especially the followings posts
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showp...27&postcount=6
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showp...7&postcount=12

I am really sorry about that, since I took the time to write that, hoping to contribute and give a fair idea of what I found with the TC-7520 and LM4562NA upgrade.
I really think it is a nice product, it is useful to say it, and it would also be stupid to claim everywhere that no dac can be better than this one, and that everything else is crap or too expensive.

Now, I'm still convinced it is useless to take care of a dac, if the setup room+speakers+amplifier is not optimized before.

Well that's just me, I trust my ears over anybody's advice, and everybody does what he want ...

Good Post.

I dont think though no-one is saying all other Dacs are crap, because plainly they are not.
The Beresford hits the "diminishing returns" spot in my opinion though, I think you'd have to spend a lot more to significantly better it.

I agree too about your general feeling about amp+speaker making a more significant difference. Speaker interaction with the room too is very significant I've found.
Just moving my speakers a couple of inches back from the wall and removing the large ammount of toe-in stopped me thinking about changing my speakers - a we bit of tweaking changed the sound a LOT.

If it sounds good to someone - it IS good.
Thats what I feel.

Once you get the amp and speaker combination sorted though..THATS when you can start differenciating betwen digital Sources.The clearer the window I guess the easier it is to tell how good/bad a Dac is?

**chrism** · 15-05-2009, 10:30

Please don't let us grumpy old lads put you off contributing!

Everyone has a right of an opinion and the fact that some may differ actually helps. We don't just want sheep do we?

Regards

Chris

**Covenant** · 17-05-2009, 14:17

Any filthy rich people on this forum? If so take a look at this op-amp: http://www.audioupgrades.co.uk/burson.shtml
Only £45 a go.

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