Beresford capella. an informed view

[Classicrock]

Buckle up, here we go! I know that there is a steady stream of Beresford acolytes who extol the virtues of all things Beresford but i have to say that whilst i have always been a little skeptical about off board headphone devices (who ever builds em) i needed one for my main system for reviewing purposes. So i bought a Capella from Mr Beresford as the title of the post would suggest. So tell me, why am i underwhelmed. got an old NAD 3020, put my CDP through it and listened via me Grado headphones and it was much better. If anything it has conformed to me that short signal paths to components is key! They may well be a Beresford Capella for sale very soon. Just saying.

Send the thing back within 30 days and Stan will have to refund, and tell him why. Then try one of the Doc's headphone amps. NAD 3020 was a cracking piece of kit for peanuts. I upgraded it to an Audiolab 8000A which is actually better contrary to internet law. Most annoying thing was those square buttons kept flying off.

[_D_S_J_R_]

The 8000A could work well if matched properly. When 'I' was a Linn/Naim dealer in the 80's, the 8000A sounded awful with the sources and speakers we sold (so did the Pioneer A400). Interesting that when the madness had ended by the mid 90's, 8000A's old and new sounded fine, if not quite as clear as then new £700 amps like the Myryad MI120, Quad 77 (so sweet and musical that one) and also Audiolab's own 8000S.