All:
As you know, I've been somewhat struggling with getting excellent sonics from my digital chain...
I just ordered from Audiogon a BRYSTON BDA-1 Dac.... Should finally make my files sound at least closer to the way my records sound.
The MAIN POINT of this post is I am looking to Anyone else with one of these who can chime in positives and/or negatives.. it would be *GREATLY* appreciated...
To date I have thoroughly evaluated; and ultimately disappointed, with the following DACS:
1. Musical Fidelity V-90
2. NAD 516 (CD Player)
3. PS Audio NuWave
4. Creek Ruby DAC
While the above DACS are all very decent, with the PS Audio being the best of the lot, my digital chain STILL falls short of records with my luckily very good Vincent PHO-8 phono stage. I am hoping by going to a true higher end company and product as the Bryston, that my digital chain will be much improved. I plan on keeping the Ruby DAC merely because it is decent, but has also an FM RDS radio builtin, and will increase the value of my amp when I eventually upgrade. It can also serve in a pinch as a second system one day as well. Who knows. I know though that better sound is out there.
I can't wait to get It and report back my evaluation!
It has dual DAC chips, fully balanced, Analogue output stage is A, and the thing used to be among the absolute best just a few years ago.
My unit is black...but here are some stock photos:
It should totally elevate my system to the next level. Fingers crossed.
Cheers,
Ron
quick stats from Bryston:
NOTE: the most impressive are signal-to-noise ratio, and IMMEASURABLE jitter?!?? say what!?? :)
Dual 192K/24 bit crystal DACs
DISCRETE Class A analog output stage
Independent analog and digital signal paths
Independent dual power supply
Synchronous upsampling (176.4K/192K)
Inputs: USB (1), COAX (2), OPTICAL (2),
AES-EBU (1) BNC (2)
32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176, 192K sampling
Outputs: RCA Single Ended, XLR Balanced, SPDIF (RCA)*
Signal to noise – Audio Precision AP2700 analyzer FFT digital measurement 140 dB unweighted
• THD plus noise - .002%
• IMD - .002%
• Jitter – below the measurement capability of the AP2700 analyzer
• Output Level - 2.3V unbalanced - 4.6V balanced
Control: RS-232 (DB9)**
All:
As you know, I've been somewhat struggling with getting excellent sonics from my digital chain...
I just ordered from Audiogon a BRYSTON BDA-1 Dac.... Should finally make my files sound at least closer to the way my records sound.
The MAIN POINT of this post is I am looking to Anyone else with one of these who can chime in positives and/or negatives.. it would be *GREATLY* appreciated...
To date I have thoroughly evaluated; and ultimately disappointed, with the following DACS:
1. Musical Fidelity V-90
2. NAD 516 (CD Player)
3. PS Audio NuWave
4. Creek Ruby DAC
While the above DACS are all very decent, with the PS Audio being the best of the lot, my digital chain STILL falls short of records with my luckily very good Vincent PHO-8 phono stage. I am hoping by going to a true higher end company and product as the Bryston, that my digital chain will be much improved. I plan on keeping the Ruby DAC merely because it is decent, but has also an FM RDS radio builtin, and will increase the value of my amp when I eventually upgrade. It can also serve in a pinch as a second system one day as well. Who knows. I know though that better sound is out there.
I can't wait to get It and report back my evaluation!
It has dual DAC chips, fully balanced, Analogue output stage is A, and the thing used to be among the absolute best just a few years ago.
My unit is black...but here are some stock photos:
It should totally elevate my system to the next level. Fingers crossed.
Cheers,
Ron
quick stats from Bryston:
NOTE: the most impressive are signal-to-noise ratio, and IMMEASURABLE jitter?!?? say what!?? :)
Dual 192K/24 bit crystal DACs
DISCRETE Class A analog output stage
Independent analog and digital signal paths
Independent dual power supply
Synchronous upsampling (176.4K/192K)
Inputs: USB (1), COAX (2), OPTICAL (2),
AES-EBU (1) BNC (2)
32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176, 192K sampling
Outputs: RCA Single Ended, XLR Balanced, SPDIF (RCA)*
Signal to noise – Audio Precision AP2700 analyzer FFT digital measurement 140 dB unweighted
• THD plus noise - .002%
• IMD - .002%
• Jitter – below the measurement capability of the AP2700 analyzer
• Output Level - 2.3V unbalanced - 4.6V balanced
Control: RS-232 (DB9)**