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April 26, 2016, 08:49 AM #1
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April 26, 2016, 09:45 AM #2
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Wow, I like it James. Any more specs coming?
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April 26, 2016, 10:34 AM #3
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It uses the same AKM DAC's as in the new BDA-3 DAC and a new dedicated CD Drive from Sony. Fully discrete Class A circuits and separate analog and digital power supplies.
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April 26, 2016, 01:54 PM #4
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James so what the big difference between the old drive which was pretty darn bullet proof ( which I still have a BCD-1) and this new CD besides the chip
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April 26, 2016, 02:08 PM #5
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The problem is finding a CD dedicated drive and Phillips discontinued it so we could no longer make the BCD-1. This new Sony drive is a dedicated CD drive and is very smooth whereas the Phillips drive could be a little clunky at times.
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April 26, 2016, 02:20 PM #6
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Cool!
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April 26, 2016, 06:43 PM #7
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April 26, 2016, 07:16 PM #8
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December 21, 2016, 09:24 AM #9
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Hi Folks
Have the CD Owners Manual available as a PDF - jamestanner@bryston.com
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December 22, 2016, 04:05 PM #11
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Hi Folks,
12 of the CD Players (61 on backorder) left today. !!!
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December 24, 2016, 08:40 AM #12
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James,
I think is see a USB input on the new player. What is its computer audio capabilities?Magico M2
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December 24, 2016, 09:12 AM #13
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December 24, 2016, 10:09 AM #14
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Is that some new CD drive design from Sony ?
I was certain they discontinued the CD drives a while back, so I'm nicely suprised thay are still offering them.
Historicly, the Sony CD drives have always been more reliable than Philips ones.Adam
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December 24, 2016, 11:31 AM #15
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December 24, 2016, 11:36 AM #16
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Hi James,
Congrats on the new player. I have a BCD 1. Can it be upgraded to the new BCD 3, maybe without changing the drawer?Ted
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December 24, 2016, 02:17 PM #17
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December 24, 2016, 02:17 PM #18
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So you are basicly using the BluTiger drive from Stream Unlimited with Sony pickups ?
http://www.streamunlimited.com/produ...tical-storage/Adam
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December 24, 2016, 03:41 PM #19
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Hi Adam
Not sure of the details - I will have to check with engineering on that.
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December 25, 2016, 07:56 AM #20
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Hi Folks,
Have a Bryston BCD-3 CD Player connected via Siltech Royal Signature Princess XLR to XLR, Siltech Royal Signature Ruby Mountain II power capable to PS Audio P10 regenerator. Powered by Pass Labs INT-60 with Siltech Royal Signature Ruby Mountains II power cable into PS Audio P10 Regenerator. connected to Wilson Audio Yvette speakers via Siltech Royal Signature Prince spade to spade cables.
With this setup, the BCD-3 Sounds Devine.
This thing sounds great out of the box. Very full soundstage, articulate, pin point, natural, 100% grain free, dead quiet drive, ultra black background, etc. Wonder has it'll sound when fully broken in. How long of play time to fully break in?
Time to enjoy, now. product is A+++
Have a Merry Christmas. 3 sounds better than 1, hands down.
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December 30, 2016, 01:31 PM #21
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Hi Folks,
The BCD-3 CD Player is now on our website.
http://www.bryston.com/products/digi...dio/BCD-3.html
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December 30, 2016, 10:31 PM #22
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Finally! It's here!
Right out of the box this CD player rocks. Listening to Melody Gardot as I write this and I'm glad I waited and didn't succumb to other very good CD players.
I'll post pictures shortly, but for now this is a great compliment component to the BDA3 and, I would surmise the BDP2.
it is very very quiet, the tray makes very little noise when opening or closing. The unit is solid and well build much like the other digital components Bryston has recently produced.
For, those of you who stream music and have a digital set-up and are looking for an excellent no-nonsense CD player that will revitalize your red book CD collection, I would have to argue you'd be hard pressed to do better than the Bryston CDP3.
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December 31, 2016, 09:11 AM #23
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Bryston BCD-3 CD Player
James you nailed it Perfect!!
Listened to Rush- All the World's Stage (2112, By Tor Snowdog), Kitaro- Enchanted Evening, Dire Straits- Brothers is Arms, outstanding. Then Lp's that I transferred to cd such as Hair by the Cowsills, Ventures- Hawaii Five O, Hugo Montenegro - Spaghetti Westerns, I had tears of joy.
Best audio source on the market!
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January 5, 2017, 07:03 PM #24
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Hi Folks,
SNEAK PEEK:
First professional review on the Bryston BCD-3 CD Player coming soon.
Got this note today from the reviewer:
The Bryston BCD-3 CD Player is the state of the art, as far as I am concerned.
I have a history in house with many well known exalted players and I can tell you price is meaningless.
This is a home run.
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January 11, 2017, 03:50 AM #25
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Hi Folks,
First out of the gate – review on our new Bryston BCD-3 CD Player.
http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-au...er-review.html
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January 14, 2017, 07:02 AM #26
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Hi, I received my CD player five days ago and a review that is difficult to put into general audiophile terminology.
Very large soundstage, timbre, pace and tonal accuracy. However, this unit is simply musical. I put in my favorite CDs and forget about what I am supposed to hear and enjoy the music.
There is not the in-your-face detail as I experienced with my OPPO 105 but a very truthful and musical experience.
Whit my new BCD-3 my system came to life, both output RCA and XLR sound great. I have upgade the power cord and 1 fuses for now (need 2 fuses 1A 5x20 SB inside) with very nice result, more relaxe and full... Last 30 years I add: Denon 1520, CAL Icon 2, CJ, YBA, AR, Rega Saturn and more before and this Bryston is the most truthful and musical to my ears.
Now, let's play the music! Thanks Bryston! :thumb:
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February 18, 2017, 01:39 PM #27
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Hi Folks,
Just saw the Absolute Sounds review of our new BCD-3 DAC due out soon - WOW
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May 16, 2017, 06:27 AM #28
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Hi Folks,
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Sneak Peak:
Terrific review on the Bryston BCD-3 CD player coming in the August issue of Stereophile.
james
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June 8, 2017, 01:52 PM #29
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Dear James,
The Bryston BCD-3 CD Player arrived:
I have to add here that, after playing my "test/demo" disc for about 12 minutes, the BCD-3 is impressing me as no other CD player has done, even after hundreds of hours of burn-in.
And among those I've auditioned was one whose list price actually exceeded $20,000.
I can hardly believe what I've been hearing in the last couple of hours.
I haven't begun to list the unexpected benefits.
Cheers,
Richard F.
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June 14, 2017, 11:10 AM #30
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I am very much into file based playback, but because I still borrow CDs and buy them, having a BCD-3 has been a joy.
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June 23, 2017, 12:26 PM #31
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Hi Folks,
Sneak Peak:
Terrific review on the Bryston BCD-3 CD player coming in the August issue of Stereophile.
Here's my 2 favoute quotes from the review:
"This Bryston CD player’s measured performance reveals superb audio engineering."
"I came to regard it as that rarity of rarities: a high-end CD player without apparent flaw."
james
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July 10, 2017, 01:03 PM #32
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Hi Folks,
I have the PDF of the review - email me if you want a copy.
jamestanner@bryston.com
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July 11, 2017, 12:13 PM #33
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MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston BCD-3 Stereophile Review
July, 2017
HI Folks,
Excellent review on the new Brytson BCD-3 CD Player from the August 2017 Stereophile Magazine.
Here's my 2 favourite quotes from the review:
• "This Bryston CD player’s measured performance reveals superb audio engineering."
• "I came to regard it as that rarity of rarities: a high-end CD player without apparent flaw."
Full Review Link:
http://www.bryston.com/PDF/reviews/2...hile_BCD-3.pdf
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August 28, 2017, 12:43 PM #34
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HI Folks,
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Terrific review due out September 15th from Soundstage Magazine on the Bryston BCD-3 CD Player.
Some really nice photos of the BCD-3 - this one of the innerds:
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September 15, 2017, 06:06 AM #35
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MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston Review BCD-3 CD Player
September, 2017
Hi Folks,
Please see link below – Terrific Review on the new Bryston BCD-3 CD Player.
There's life still in the old CD’s!
james
http://www.soundstagehifi.com/index....cd-3-cd-player
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October 19, 2017, 10:36 AM #36
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Hi Bryston
Just purchased last week. I now have 1200 new CDs to listen too.
Absolutely astounded by this product.
Thank you.
Mike
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November 5, 2017, 11:49 AM #37
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Hi James,
The BCD3 sounds stunning...I never knew how good redbood CD actually sounds !
With the BCD, I dont miss SACD or any of the other formats we had along the way...
Cheers
Tom
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SUBJECT: Review From Malaysia
April 2018
Bryston BCD-3 – keeping CD alive and relevant
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BRYSTON BCD-3 CD player
It’s 2018, and yes, we’re still with the CD format. Just as there are probably trillions of LPs out there waiting/needing to be played (and hence ensuring vinyl’s continued existence despite predictions of its demise as far back as the early 1990s), music lovers and audiophiles have billions of CDs in circulation that will keep the silver disc alive for a while longer. In fact, there is a signification swathe of audiophiles who prefer the completely hassle-free nature of CD playback, shunning vinyl (for its finicky nature) and today’s trend in streamers (for the perceived complexity).
Apart from vinyl, I have music stored in computers, network-attached storage and a hard disk player, yet, a good portion of my listening is reliant on CD playback. It’s convenient and my collection has been built over three decades. While my Sony HAP-Z1ES is increasingly taking up a fair share of my time, I often use the CD player as a reference. And honestly, there’s just more physical involvement than streaming music.
Getting to the point, which is CD playback… the Bryston BCD-3 CD player. We haven’t reviewed a CD player on this website for more than three years. Vinyl and USB DACs have been getting all the attention, but I was curious about the level of progress made in CD playback in recent times. My stalwart Ayon CD-1S a few years old… and something inside was nudging me to browse and hear what today’s technology had to offer.
The BCD-3 caught my attention because, as Bryston states, “universal disc players can play back CDs but certainly won’t resolve the full dynamic range and nuance the medium is capable of; they inherently compromise CD playback to support additional formats.”
The BCD-3, Bryston emphasises, “was engineered explicitly for the purpose of making your Redbook CDs sound amazing.” As you may have guessed, it plays only Redbook CD, and has both XLR and RCA analogue outputs, along with a coaxial (S/PDIF) and AES/EBU XLR output each, should you want to link it to an outboard DAC. The Ethernet and USB-A outputs you see on the rear panel are merely for control purposes.
The Bryston remote handset, the BR2, is an expensive option, but you can use a third-party universal remote. Or hook the player up, via the Ethernet port, to your home network and you can use a smart phone app to control the CD player. The BCD-3, which is available in black or silver faceplates (and with 2U rack-mount option), measures 432 x 85 x 293mm ((w/h/d) with its standard fascia. There’s a longer faceplate available which adds about 50mm to the width.
I took a unit back, ready to be amazed…
SETTING UP
CD players are simply plug-and-play, and this is no different. The decision is whether you want to use the RCA or XLR outputs. I can’t say I found any discernible difference in performance between both, but if you’re using long lengths of interconnects, it is advisable to opt for the balanced outputs.
On powering up, the BCD-3 initialises for a brief second and is ready to accept a disc. The green display is a bit retro and I found it a refreshing visual change.
The sliding tray for the transport is reinforced with slim metal bars at either side, and feels more reassuring than those on cheaper players. The display is a bit bright but can be controlled… but since I operated the player sans remote, I had to make do with the display screen at its brightest always.
LISTENING
Since this was a demo unit, it had already seen some action and didn’t require me to waste too much electricity running it in over weeks. The reference, of course, was my tube-equipped Ayon CD-1s, which has been in my system for more than half-a-dozen years. While I was not expecting to be blown away (let’s not beat around the issue, the Bryston isn’t priced in the stratospheric range, if it were, my expectations would have been sky-high), what quickly drew me to the BCD-3’s performance was its poise and control. If you think CD’s sound is dated and high-res is the way to go, well, the BCD-3 pulls off a few new tricks in the Red Book range.
There’s well defined deep bass (as much as my speakers/room will give me) and there’s the same level of definition and clarity across the reproduced audible frequency spectrum – natural and smooth, and no “warm-ish” glow in the mids or highs, unlike the Ayon. The BCD-3 is clear in its brief of delivering exactly what is on the CD – no additions or omissions, you get the details, warts and roses, ie, whatever has been laid down on the recording.
It had a superior grasp of spatial information, as in the space around each instrument and voices, than the Ayon, and no colouring of timbre or tone. Lest you think it may be leaning towards a sterile or clinical approach, this is not the case – it shows up the nature of the recordings in all its glory (or not), so you can lay the blame on the recording/mastering process if some music reproduced is cooler in energy or vibrancy. If there’s a whole lot of pizzazz in the performance, the BCD-3 lets you hear it.
Among my regular reference CDs for assessing a system are Dire Straits’ eponymous debut album, Diana Krall’s Love Scenes and a test disc called Dynamic Experience containing some challenging bass, drums and blues tracks (Victor Wooten, Jim Keltner and Stevie Ray Vaughan respectively) and on these, I found the BCD-3 pulling ahead in some areas, revealing certain nuances better than the Ayon, while never fazed by hard-hitting kick drums or the biting knife’s edge tonal texture of a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar.
Some CD players can give you all these, but sound a tad too relaxed or laidback… not the BCD-3. It conveys the inherent excitement or aggression without going over the top and risk sounding in-your-face or brash. Listening to jazz recordings was sheer pleasure, the player conveying the ambience and mood with a cool and comfortable ease that made you forget you were sitting in your listening room.
While the Ayon has a more forward and bolder presentation, the BCD-3 is more balanced in the depth of its stage, drawing the listener in especially with the better recordings. It also had a wider stage, and this allowed a smoother fleshing out of detail, with the darker backdrop exposing nuances to a greater degree.
THE LAST WORD
There’s really no reason not to recommend this CD player… if you’re in the market for one at this price. Yes, I do feel Bryston has painted itself into a bit of a corner by delivering a purist player like the BCD-3… at the price, there would be expectations of a digital input – at least a USB one – to allow external media to be played, too. However, this would have meant needing DSD compatibility, at the least. My guess is that since Bryston already has other digital player/DAC options in its range, the company didn’t want to cannibalise that market by making the BCD-3 more versatile and “beyond” Red Book.
That said and done, this is a very fine CD playback machine that will ensure its owner years of fine musical enjoyment, and is an especially great investment of you have a vast collection of CDs and don’t see yourself parting with the format anytime in the near future. The only reason I didn’t put my money down on it was that my current player works just fine. If yours doesn’t and/or you’re looking to upgrade or put together an impressive high-end CD-based system, the Bryston BCD-3 is a great proposition.
PLUS: Sonically captivating, with a detailed and solid presentation; impressive build quality; gets to the heart of the recording in the right system; very honest.
MINUS: Nothing much other than my grouse that the Bryston remote is a costly option (important if you don’t like using apps or independent units).
Performance: 9/10
Value: 8/10
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September 11, 2018, 12:26 PM #40
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Hi Folks,
There will be a review on the Bryston BCD-3 CD Player in the December issue of Absolute Sound Magazine. :thumb:
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November 12, 2018, 09:00 AM #41
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Hi Folks,
Please see the attached PDF on a review of the Bryston BCD-3 CD Player - please make note of the Lab tests!
Favorite Quote:
"I am fairly certain that those are the best results Newport Test Labs has ever recorded for a CD player."
http://www.bryston.com/PDF/reviews/2..._AHF_BCD-3.pdf
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November 18, 2018, 08:25 AM #42
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Congrats on the very positive review of the BCD-3 in the latest Absolute Sound!
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November 18, 2018, 08:53 AM #43
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Thanks Mike - the CD Player seems to be doing really well given that a lot of people feel its a dead format
james
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November 18, 2018, 09:39 AM #44
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Hi James,
I have had the Bryston BCD-3 CD Player for about a week and a half now. Been doing a lot of serious listening in that time.
Jaw dropping is the first thought that comes to mind!
This player replaces the BCD-1 which I thought "It can't get any better than this!" Well it did. How much information are on these cd's?
This has taken my all Bryston system to a much higher level.Kudos to you for pushing for this player against the wishes of others.
Again, thank-you for being, Bryston.
Cheers, Keith
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December 23, 2018, 05:51 PM #47
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James.......Just finished reading the Absolute Sound review of the Bryston BCD-3. It sounds like a remarkable CD player that has been fully optimized for the CD format. I like that the transport was specifically designed and built strictly for the 44.1 format. I also like that you did not overlook the SPDIF digital output. I think you have a real winner with the BCD-3.
Dan
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LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205 Signal Sleuth, Sonos Connect, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Sony DAT 60ES, Nakamichi BX-300, Micro Seiki DD40 w/m505A tonearm, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Stillpoints Ultra Mini, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113
VINTAGE - McIntosh 4300V, McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, JBL 4312A
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December 23, 2018, 06:11 PM #48
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Re: New Bryston CD Player
Thanks Dan - so far it has been a huge seller for us.
james
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December 23, 2018, 06:24 PM #49
Re: New Bryston CD Player
This is one of those pieces you just buy it and keep it. With Bryston warranty, why sell?
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January 5, 2019, 10:28 AM #50
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Re: New Bryston CD Player
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