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Hi Folks,
Just an update: We have a review on the Bryston SP-4 Processor coming very soon from Secrets of Home Theater. Which will be followed by a review in Widescreen Review Magazine. |
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Which will be followed by my review.
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Ivan FLORIDA MX136, MC1.2KW(10) MC2KW(2), MCD1100, MS750(2) MVP881, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, HT-2 SUBS(2) HT3F(2) WS350(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) XCS350(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" MOTORIZED SCREEN, CINEMA-TECH SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: ACCUPHASE A300 AMPS, C3900 PRE-AMP, DP1000 CD/SACD TRANSPORT, DC1000 DIGITAL PROCESSOR, DG-68 DIGITAL EQUALIZER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, PS1230 POWER SUPPLY, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, WW PLATINUM CABLES CAPE COD MX150, MC501(2) MC1.2KW(10) MC2301(2) MR88, MVP881, MCD1100, MDA1000, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, ESOTERIC K-01X 30th ANNIVERSARY (BLACK) SACD/CD PLAYER, G02-X CLOCK, HT3F(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(4) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) KALEIDESCAPE STRATO & TERRA SERVERS 80-TB, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" SCREEN, SONUS FABER STRADIVARI, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, FORTRESS SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Analog Rig: CLEARAUDIO INNOVATION WOOD, UNIVERSAL ARM w/ Da VINCI' CART, 2nd UNIVERSAL ARM w/ GOLDFINGER STATEMENT CART, HRS-MXR REFERENCE RACK-GLOSS BLACK w/ M3X SHELVES, AESTHETIX RHEA SIG PHONO-PRE, BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: BURMESTER 911MK3 AMP(3), 088 PRE-AMP, 089 CD PLAYER, 100 PHONO PRE-AMP, 948 POWER CONDITIONER, ACCUPHASE DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, AVID ACUTUS REFERENCE SP TT, GRAHAM PHANTOM II SUPREME ARM, BENZ MICRO LP-S CART, GRANDIOSO P1X/D1X STACK, G1X RUBIDIUM MASTER CLOCK, N05 NETWORK PLAYER, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, SONUS FABER AIDA SPEAKERS, JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(2) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) WW PLATINUM CABLES Library System: GRANDIOSO M1 MONOBLOCK AMPS, C1 LINESTAGE PRE-AMP, K1X CD/SACD PLAYER, G1 MASTER RUBIDIUM CLOCK, E02 PHONO-PRE, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, AERIAL ACOUSTICS 20T V2, AERIAL SW12 SUBS(2), CANTON REF K1’s, VPI HRX TT w/ SDS POWER SUPPLY, ORTOFON CADENZA BLACK CART, KLAUDIO RCM, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2, SHUNYATA OMEGA QR’s, WW PLATINUM CABLES Esoteric/Bryston System: ESOTERIC C02-X PRE-AMP, P-02X TRANSPORT, D02-X DAC, G02-X CLOCK, BRYSTON 28B3 CUBED MONOBLOCK AMPS(4), BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2(2) EVEREST 8000 POWER CONDITIONER(2) ALTAIRA CG & SG HUBS, AMR-DP777-SE DAC, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, QUADRASPIRE RACK, WW PLATINUM CABLES Accuphase/Canton System: ACCUPHASE E800 INTEGRATED, DP570 CD/SACD PLAYER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, PS530 POWER SUPPLY, CANTON REF K3’s, CANTON REF K5’s, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS MXR REFERENCE MAHOGHANY RACK w/ M3X2 SHELVES, WW GOLD CABLES |
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Hi Folks,
The review on the Bryston SP-4 processor will be out very soon from Secrets of Home Theater. Sneak Peek: Conclusion: The Bryston SP4 made my system sound truly spectacular! |
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Although it's nice to see the reviewer actually call out that the internal resolution of the unit is limited to only 48kHz (a notable disparity compared to the DAC's actual 192kHz capability) in the specifications at the beginning of the review he does not bring this up at any point during the review.
I don't have the REM or Who discs but with so many music discs being 96kHz, if that's the case here the reviewer neglects to mention the music is actually down sampled with this unit. With CD's and movies (DVD, Blu-ray and UHD) 48kHz isn't an issue as those are either 44.1kHz or 48kHz but with high res music it is as this content has a lot of 88.2kHz, 96kHz and 192kHz. 384kHz is moot because the DAC isn't capable of that. On a forum such as AA where people are so critical about the finest details of an audio system down to the cables we use in order to extract the best out of a source it's something potential buyers need to be aware of. As a comparison the SP4's competition are all 96kHz capable (Theta CB IV, Datasat LS10, Trinnov Altitude16) with the Trinnov Altitude32 capable of 192kHz. I'm not sure about the forthcoming Emotiva RMC-1 because the internal resolution specs haven't been published yet. Now one could argue 48kHz doesn't matter as this is a movie SSP 1st and Bryston does have the SP3 if one wants a high res capable SSP (which also does amazing with movies) but so many people want a one unit for everything device and so the trade off in doing so is simply something to be aware of. I'm one of those people wanting an all in one unit and if it was 96kHz or higher capable I would all ready own it but at 48kHz that's a trade off I personally am not willing to sacrifice. |
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Hi Folks,
The SP-4 is a modular design so going forward we intend to offer a higher resolution DAC module and an analog Bypass module. james |
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By a higher resolution DAC module do you mean one capable of processing the signal internally at higher than 48kHz? The DAC in the unit is already capable of 192kHz so it's not really a DAC issue/limitation per say but simply the internal resolution chosen to do all of the digital processing (Dirac, PEQ, surround codecs, etc.). If you are going to be able to circumvent the 48kHz limitation by bumping to at least 96kHz while maintaining all of the digital processing that would be great. If that were to be extended beyond 2 channel to all of the multi-channel inputs I could kiss you
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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. |
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The McIntosh MX-160 digitizes everything too. I guess this means you can't have everything.
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