Bryston BDP-1 and BDA-1 In Da House (Da Ship)

[Bavarian05]

Blue is also a factory option.
Mine are blue, but I also have ARC equipment with green LEDs and I wish I would have went with green now, just for continuity.
I love both the BDP-1 and BDA-1. Bryston also offers the best customer service I have ever had. Keep us posted on your thoughts and impressions.
Would love to hear if you prefer the AES connection or the SPDIF...
Enjoy!

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[joeinid]

Originally Posted by jfray

Joe.... The MCD1100 is awesome I LOVE IT!!

I know , I could use it about now. I am glad your are happy with it.

[jfray]

Originally Posted by joeinid

I know , I could use it about now. I am glad your are happy with it.

Thanks Joe and congrats on you new TAD's!!!

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by jfray

Thanks Joe and congrats on you new TAD's!!!

Thanks Josh!

I am one happy camper.

Back on Topic .....

[jfray]

Originally Posted by joeinid

Thanks Josh!

I am one happy camper.

Back on Topic .....

Good Point.... Bob must be glued to his listening chair and I can wait to hear his thoughts on the Bryston gear!!! The BDA-1 was awesome

[joeinid]

Bob,

Are you ok?

He must be transfixed by his new Bryston gear. That's a good sign.

[Robert_Anderson]

Hey Everyone,

I don't have the entire set up the way I want it yet. I get severe migraines and had to take a break this morning. I will finish the set up this week and post impressions soon. I just need to rest a bit first.

[Robert_Anderson]

Hi Everyone,

I am feeling much better now, and the units are warming up quite nicely. I have plans tomorrow to gut the entire set up and re-wire everything, so the cables and set up will be much better. For now, I am very impressed so far.

[James Tanner - Bryston]

From: fotorich
Sent: April-12-12 10:59 AM
To: jamestanner@bryston.com
Subject: BDA/BDP


Good morning from Florida.

I enjoyed our conversation a couple of days ago regarding my BDA-1 and BDP-1. As I stated I have a Conrad-Johnson CT5 Triode Tube Preamp and two Conrad-Johnson LP125M Vacuum Tube Amps driving my five foot seven inch Martin Logan electrostatic speakers with a B&W 12 inch powered sub-woofer. My CD player is a top end Esoteric. Basically, I have been enjoying Stereophile A-Rated equipment.

My first piece of Bryston equipment was the BDA-1. The first thing I noticed was an increase of musical information I hadn’t noticed even in some of my prior dedicated CD listening. Clock speed and jitter problems were also appropriately resolved. I hate to admit it but the music was so enthralling I stopped analyzing and was listening. This was on music I was accustomed to listening to and had played many times before and used as test CDs because of my familiarity with the content. Some of my better engineered CDs presented a three dimensional sound stage that placed musicians not only left, right and center but fore and aft with a truly realistic musical presentation. Listening with the CD being played using the BDA-1 and the electrostatic Martin Logans was almost scary. With a slight addition of realism I would have attempted to put my arms around Shannon McNally, to comfort her, as she sang Pale Moon. I tried the BDA-1 in my family room hooked up to my Pioneer receiver Infinity Composition speakers and listened in the stereo mode. This too showed similar improvements. I was glad to see Stereophile give the BDA-1 a class A rating confirming what I already knew. In summation, the BDA-1 is greater than the sum of its parts.

I purchased my BDP-1 after my BDA-1 so I am not as familiar with the BDP-1 as with the BDA-1. I as yet have not integrated my HP laptop with the BDP-1 so I operate it directly from its front controls. (Not a big deal.) I use the AES/EUB to connect the BDP-1 and BDA-1. Downloaded FLAC files go to a desktop computer I built and put the music files on a thumb drive for use in the BDP-1. My minimum FLAC file is twice the size of a CD, that’s double the musical information.

You betcha it sounds good.


Richard Lizak

[James Tanner - Bryston]

From: Grant
Sent: April-23-12 12:04 PM
To: jamestanner@bryston.com
Subject: BDP-1 from Absolute Audio

James,

My new BDP-1 arrived a few weeks ago I have spent some late nights listening to it through my BDA-1. I’ll skip all the stereo magazine quotes and just say that I am extremely happy to have this in my system. Both the BDP and BDA are excellent products that you and your team have every right to be proud of.

I also wanted to pass along my experience with your dealer network. I was on the hunt for new speakers about 3 years ago, and after touring through all the good stores in Calgary I ended up buying from James Davies at Absolute Audio. I have continued to deal with James for the past 3 years or so because he is very knowledgeable about components (whether he carries them in the store or not), and is clearly passionate about his job. I also appreciate his honesty in recommending products that fit the bill for my system, and more importantly steering me away from components that don’t. He was a big factor in choosing the BDA-1 last year, and my decision on the BDP this year.

Regards,
Grant