I received my Beresford headphone amp this morning and plumbed it in to give it a whirl. It unusual in the features it has for cans users, letting you tailor the output to cater for different types of cans. One feature that caught my eye was its ability to output DC to another device ie powering it and a DAC. I use a Bushmaster 2 that Stan Beresford optimised for use with a battery.

Well, it can also be used as an active pre amp -so thats what I tried to see how it would fare against my Tisbury audio passive. Initial impressions are very surprising, sit up straight surprising. I had to change the impedance settings on my Temple audio mono blocks to match the higher output. It surpasses the abilities of my passive by some margin. The sound is far more dynamic without losing any of the detail retrieval and delicacy I enjoy. If anything its even more revealing and expressive.

I haven't even plugged in a set of cans yet. I will give it a listen when I finish my shift tomorrow.

My set up/ears/music but synergy wise this is some bit of kit.....I will post up impressions when I get to try it as intended with cans.