Bryston SP-4 Processor

[Rod#S]

Originally Posted by James Tanner - Bryston

HI Rod

From Engineering.


Hi James,

I will first answer about the Analog forced to be “digitized”. In a home cinema environment with Dirac management or other postprocessing, there is no other way than doing it in the digital domain. We do understand that in some systems where front channels would eventually be “full bandwidth” a stereo direct source could be interesting for “pure hifi” use case.

The main reason for us to be at fixed 48 kHz is that in a DSP based platform, managing 32ch system at 96kHz with Dirac capabilities would have required additional 2x SHARCs. Considering most of movies are 48 kHz native, and that Atmos or DTS:X are 48 kHz too, we did put this in the balance.

Our priority market is the residential cinema where the expected performance is more in the correct multichannel rendering with optimal room calibration than in the support of some few HiRes discs. Note though, that this has also some advantages like the single clock precision, that compare to some “multi sampling rate” processing (poorly implemented) might “sound better” in some cases.

That said, we do regard this for the future, but this goes together with the higher DSP capabilities.

Sebastien.

Thanks for the response from engineering. So in the last sentence does Sebastien's response mean that you will indeed look to offer a main board upgrade in the future which has more DSP thus allowing 96kHz and above (hopefully) for all channels?

[James Tanner - Bryston]

Originally Posted by Rod#S

Thanks for the response from engineering. So in the last sentence does Sebastien's response mean that you will indeed look to offer a main board upgrade in the future which has more DSP thus allowing 96kHz and above (hopefully) for all channels?

Hi Rod

The SP4 is completely modular so upgrades in the future will be available.

james

[Rod#S]

When will a road map become available as to the specific items in the pipeline as far as expansion modules are concerned and what specifically each will add, time frame of release and estimated MSRP?

[James Tanner - Bryston]

Originally Posted by Rod#S

When will a road map become available as to the specific items in the pipeline as far as expansion modules are concerned and what specifically each will add, time frame of release and estimated MSRP?

Hi Rod

That's probably a ways off at this point as we are selling all we can get with the current setup.

james

[gbaby]

Originally Posted by James Tanner - Bryston

Hi Rod

That's probably a ways off at this point as we are selling all we can get with the current setup.

james

From reviews, I am certain the SP-4 is a reference, object based movie processor.

[James Tanner - Bryston]

MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston SP-4 Processor – New Cubed Faceplate

November 2019

Hi Folks,

The Bryston SP-4 Surround Processor has been a very successful product for us over the past year.

We have decided to give it a ‘CUBED’ appearance to better fit in with our current Cubed Amplifier series.

Please see pictures below.

IMPORTANT:

We are currently backordered but should have more product available at the end of November.

Please let us know if you have any planned installed going into the new year.

[gbaby]

Originally Posted by James Tanner - Bryston

MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston SP-4 Processor – New Cubed Faceplate

November 2019

Hi Folks,

The Bryston SP-4 Surround Processor has been a very successful product for us over the past year.

We have decided to give it a ‘CUBED’ appearance to better fit in with our current Cubed Amplifier series.

Please see pictures below.

IMPORTANT:

We are currently backordered but should have more product available at the end of November.

Please let us know if you have any planned installed going into the new year.

Sorry, but there are no pictures below.

[Masterlu]

[James Tanner - Bryston]

Thanks Ivan

james

[bart]

Beautiful minimalist design.