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Post by naim1425 on Oct 13, 2017 19:09:49 GMT
is the beresford caiman 2 any good,thinkink of buying one second hand ,mint condition,firmware upgraded chip,computer room going into a arcam delta pre/power system,seller wants between £100 to £120,is it worth it.
are they amy good
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Post by John on Oct 13, 2017 19:20:59 GMT
Yes the Caiman a nice DAC for the money. The SEG is really brillant but you get very good sounds with the Caiman 2
I do not know what they go but think they keep there price well but maybe someone else cn comment
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 13, 2017 19:26:40 GMT
Sounds a good price for a Caiman 2, maybe very good.
SEG is better but at least double the money I believe
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Post by naim1425 on Oct 13, 2017 19:48:45 GMT
seg is a preamp/headphone/dac i think,i dont need a preamp,i just want it for,dac,headphone,for imac,i will be also using a arcam 290 cd player,plus biamped arcams,if some one thinks the price is ok i will buy it,i need a usb connection on the dac,its for a computer room,also is it much better than a bush 2 as the bush 2 seems to be a bit bright,soundstage is very wide,maybe to wide.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 13, 2017 22:31:11 GMT
The Caiman-II is a very good DAC. The Caiman SEG is even better, you don't need to use it in preamp mode, it's switchable.
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Post by naim1425 on Oct 15, 2017 8:50:58 GMT
is there much diffrence in sould quality between bushmaster 2 and a caiman 2 and in what way,already have a bush 2
thanx
a
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Post by MartinT on Oct 15, 2017 9:25:09 GMT
The Caiman-II is a great step-up because of the firmware that Stan developed for it. Mode 3 (4 LED flashes) is superb, developing real dimensional space around the performers. The SEG is a further development, optimising the circuit improvements made to the II over its lifetime.
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Post by naim1425 on Oct 15, 2017 9:53:08 GMT
? Mode 3 (4 LED flashes)what does this mean.Martin,as i said i have bush 2 with upgrade chip,I use speakers mainly,what h/phones would you partner the caiman 2 with i use cheap senns at moment and is there a big step up in sound quality over bush 2,if its a huge upgrade i will buy today,would you buy the caimon over bush if so why,also what would be a good choice of phones with the caiman in mind
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Post by MartinT on Oct 15, 2017 9:57:12 GMT
Switchable modes are only available on later Caiman-II and SEG models.
It's a while since I used a Bushmaster but, as I said, the Caiman-II with latest firmware is superb.
For headphone advice, see what others have said in the Headphones board. I use Superlux HD668B, which are great for their low price.
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Post by naim1425 on Oct 15, 2017 10:22:14 GMT
sorry for being dim Martin.i thought that was for preamp part
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Post by MartinT on Oct 15, 2017 10:46:25 GMT
No, the modes are for the DAC decoding & clocking methods. Preamp of the SEG can be disabled and has no bearing on the DAC.
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Post by naim1425 on Oct 15, 2017 10:47:44 GMT
thanx Martin
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 11:33:05 GMT
Ive been using a friends SEG for the last two week, very good.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 15, 2017 11:34:33 GMT
The more I use the SEG the greater my respect for its abilities.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 11:41:08 GMT
A product that makes you wonder why people pay more for other brand units.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 11:55:59 GMT
A product that makes you wonder why people pay more for other brand units. I agree. |
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