First impressions of Beresford Caiman

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So the Caiman has arrived courtesy of Stan,

Out of the box this sounds simply superb and miles ahead of my prevoius DAC made by Chord Electronics. The first thing I noticed was the details of effects on instruments that it picks up on i.e. echo and reverb. Then there is fantastic seperation of instruments. There have been people who compare the Caiman to the sound of a turntable, and I can see why because it has a very natural sound. I am not sure how to say this but it sounds like it has given the music a great sense of timing and fluidity.( well I know what I mean).

It has turned my Marantz Cd player into a fantastic bit of kit. Connected to Spotify (at the higher bit rate) is also very,very,very good......that is very good!

The most satisfying thing is, that according to other users, the Caiman improves dramaticaly with hours under it's belt. This is going to be an interesting couple of weeks.

ok,final thoughts..........For £245 this is simply an absolute bargain.........I honestly can't compare it to the DAC Magic because I've never heard one and never likley to own one now.

It could turn out to be my best HI-Fi purchase ever.

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[AlmaataKZ]

what was the previus Chord dac out of interest for comarison. I have the Gem and thinking of getting a different dac. Not that I am not happy with the Gem.

 

[Anonymous]

Hello Almmaatakz

It was indeed the Gem, ....................and to my ears the Caiman is a far better bit of kit.Thats not to say the Gem was bad . It wasn't...It has good sound quality, but I have been tempted by the Caiman for some time and for me it has turned out ot be a very good purchase.

Hope this helps

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[True Blue]

In the next couple of weeks the soundstage will become wider the bass will become fuller and more dynamic and the treble will calm down. All in all it will improve no end 🙂 from brilliant to sublime 🙂

 

[Anonymous]

True Blue:

In the next couple of weeks the soundstage will become wider the bass will become fuller and more dynamic and the treble will calm down. All in all it will improve no end 🙂 from brilliant to sublime 🙂

This is excellent news, and thanks for the assistance when I was considering the purchase.

Cheers dude

 

[True Blue]

No worries at all. I like you think this is the best pound for pound upgrade I have made to my system. Apple lossless - Caiman - xs sounds very very close to my beloved saturn, and at a fraction of the cost 🙂