Thread: BDA2 and BDP2 Reviews

Originally Posted by zuluwarrior0760

I have owned the BDP2 for a little over a year. It was my first Bryston product.
The sound quality has always been flawless. I use the DACs in my Esoteric K-03
SACD Player and the presence of the BDP-2 has left the transport of my SACD
player very lonely. I added the first day the largest solid state drive I could find
and I now have it loaded up with AIFF files and continue to add more regularly..

I have played around with the Aurender offerings and although the sound quality
is very good, I think the Bryston is a little bit better, but it is in terms of fit and
finish and the whole pride of ownership thing that the Bryston really wins versus
Aurender.....Price points are pretty similar depending on configuration.....

My experience with the BDP-2 led me to consider Bryston's amplifiers. After
discussing amp choices with Magnepan for my 3.7s, I decided to go with a pair
of 7BSST2s and from the very first note, I heard more detail than I had with my
prior Pass Labs X350.5 and I've never looked back. I had an issue with one
of the amps a few days after purchase of it tripping a fuse and arcing upon
power up and Bryston traded emails with me on a Sunday night and I had
an RMA number Monday morning. They even fedexed a new amp to me rather
than making me wait.......they didn't have to do this let alone do it overnight
but they did......I think Bryston as a company is very high on my list......
Both of the components I've purchased from them will likely remain in my system
for a very very long time.....

This certainly is an "above & beyond" way to run a company. Not the first time I've heard people praise the company for some such similar. Congrats Bryston!

Hi James

I had to stop by my brothers apartment yesterday afternoon to pick something up, where he was watching football on the big screen, through a
BRYSTON SP-3 and 9BSST.

Shortly, we switched to the BDP, which I learned was hard-wired via AES/EBU XLR to the SP3. I have to admit, even listening at a low SPL, maybe 75 peak, I was floored! The noise floor just fell away, it just was inky black between quiet passages and between tracks, but even listening to a HD-track download of Dave Brubeck, Take 5, I couldn’t believe the sharpness & power of the mid-frequency detail..even at these listening levels. I asked my brother if he noticed the change when he added the BDP-2, and his comments were that while similar, but distinctly better than the top OPPO DVD player he has, the ease of use with the paired i-pad mini, the SSD loaded with files, make for a dream combination. I know the 9BSST 2 with the extremely low distortion levels and ability to extract the deepest bass and most articulate details combined with the almost [straight-wire] playback capabilities of the SP-3 pre-amp made for a total package.

I guess it is time to step up and get the BDP-2 ASAP!

Wayne

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I've been in this hobby for 20 plus years. I've owned several Wilson Audio speakers, Parasound, PS Audio, and a few others. Let me just say emphatically that Bryston has the best customer service that I've ever experienced. I recently purchased a BDP-2 and had a few questions. I was put in contact with Gary Dayton of Bryston and he has gone above and beyond what I expected.

This is what all companies should strive for...the bonus is the BDP-2 sounds fantastic!