Beresford TC-7510 Mk6/4
The Beresford TC-7510 is an uncomplicated Digital to Analogue Converter with design features offering the ideal solution for the modern day high technology home hi-fi or multi-media environment.
Most digital to analogue converters are aimed at the CD and DVD audiophiles. The TC-7510 has however been designed for a broader range of application and has been further optimized for accurate PC and wireless digital audio reproduction. That includes wireless servers such as the SB3, Airport Express, DAB radio, and satellite audio.
The TC-7510 is a 4 digital inputs audio DAC with 24bit/96KHz digital input capability. It reclocks and resamples incoming digital data using its own inbuilt jitter free clock in order to negate jitter in the original signal. The actual Digital to Analog conversion process takes place at 352.8KHz for a 16 bit/44.1KHz CD audio signal, and 384KHz for DVD audio. This higher frequency sampling rate accounts for a large part for the detailed resolution and separation of singers and instruments in a recording.
In addition, it has a headphone amplifier and two line outputs. The multiple input and output options enhance the practical uses and increases the versatility of the TC-7510.
I used this with a PC, so I used a top down approach :
Foobar2000
Digital Coaxial out (with the bundled and excellent cable supplied with the DAC) from motherboard
Beresford DAC
Harmon Kardon HK680
Upgraded (silver core wire and morel MDT series tweeter) TDL RTL2 Gold edition.
Now I am not totally sure whether or not to allow component burn in BUT I did notice a marked improvement in sound after using the DAC constantly for a few days.
The problem is before i used 3.5mm to RCA adaptors and now im using a DAC with digicoax out and whilst the sound massivly improved I find it hard to distinguish how much of that is down to the DAC itself and how much is down to change of format.
Bass stayed the same, the tweeter stayed smooth and coherent. What I did notice was subleties, in that I would hear sounds that before were muffled or got lost.
Overall I would really recommend one and cant wait to try the updated DAC 