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Bryston BDP-1 Own one? What DAC are you using?

I have one on order and am very anxious for it to arrive.
At this point I plan to run through my Cambridge 840C's DAC coax input with Bryston's own BNC to SPDIF cable. Would love to hear anyone else's experience with it and what DAC you are using or recommend. I will likely end up also ordering Bryston's BDA-1 but don't want to spend another $2,195 if not needed. Any feedback you can offer on a DAC and also digital cabling is appreciated...

Bavarian05 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-19-11

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11-19-11 Nice purchase! i'm considering buying a bdp 1. would use arc ... Ritmo

11-20-11: Cmo
I have had the BDP-1 for about three months. In that time I have heard it with the matching Byston DAC, PS Audio perfectwave, ARC DAC-8, and DCS Scarlatti stack.

IMHO, this machine is well worth spending on whatever DAC you can afford to connect it with..... It's that good.

Of the four DACs I listed, the DCS is on another level from the other three. It sounded incredible running through the upsampler and then to the clock and DAC.

Of the second group, I definitely preferred the ARC. To my ears it was clearly superior to the other three and represents the "second best" digital I have heard..... That is, just behind the Bryston with the DCS.
Cmo (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-20-11 Cmo, thanks for you comments. can't wait to get my bdp 1 - ... Ritmo

11-24-11 Just ordered a bda-1 to go with the bdp-1. really anxious fo ... Bavarian05

12-03-11 Both units arrived on wednesday. i am using both aes and bnc ... Bavarian05

12-03-11 A little more info: i purchased and used dbpoweramp software ... Bavarian05

12-05-11 In my system i greatly prefer s/pdif bnc cables over aes/ebu ... Bjack70jr

12-06-11 Thanks for the info bjack70jr! please let us know what other ... Bavarian05

12-07-11 Using wyred4sound dac-2. the bdp-1 sounds better than using ... Sboots

01-11-12 w4s dac2. took me a while to get operation sorted -- havi ... Nglazer

01-14-12 Having demo'ed the bdp-1 for a week, i agree with your softw ... Mikeheer

01-19-12 Just a follow up on my experience with the bryston bdp-1 and ... Bavarian05

01-20-12 If you use windows 7 on pc, you should download the free gno ... Nglazer

05-16-12 Bryston bdp-1 with wyred4sound dac-2 dac connected by simply ... Ducks2007

05-21-12 I really want to buy one of these and have tried one out but ... Mwheelerk

05-21-12 Using a laptop and cables to send your files into a dac is n ... Audiofreak32

05-21-12 It takes only a few seconds or minutes to load or reload the ... Nglazer

05-23-12 Did somebody actually had a chance to compare the bryston bd ... Denon1