BDP-2

MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston Model T ON-WALL Speakers

February 2016

Hi Folks,

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Great review on the Bryston BDP-1 USB Digital Player and BDA-2 DAC.

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Favourite Quote:

"In fact, I'll go so far to say as the BDP-1/USB-BDA-2 combo produced the very best digital sound I've ever heard in my home system - and that's from a personal digital-audio history going back to the mid-1980s."

Ron Goldberg

LINK:
http://hiresaudiocentral.com/hrac-exclusive-gear-review-bryston-bdp-digital-audio-player/


James Tanner
V/P Bryston
 
Hi James, any set date on BDP Tidal to get out of Beta? So far I can't say the interface is a home run, expect it to get better by a lot.
 
James,

I just got my BDP-2 today. Hooked it up via usb temporarily into a CEntrace miniDAC. WOW.

Clarity, timbre, decay, touch, bass extension - all the usual audiophile words.

Can’t wait for the BDA-3 to arrive.

Thanks again for a another truly great product.

David
 
I am loving mine with a Calyx Femto DAC connected via a Wireworld Starlight 7 USB cable. For CD's I am using an Oppo BDP-95 as a transport connected with a Black Cat Silverstar 75 digital coax cable, though I am currently ripping my cd collection to FLAC files. And I like the included streaming radio stations. I might spring for a Tidal subscription as well in the future.
 
^+1 on the internet radio capability, which was a nice surprise for me. That wasn't an option on my earlier player, an Auraliti.

Mostly playing AIFF files from ripped Cds though, stored on a 500gb SSD drive. DAC is a Schiit Yggdrasil.
 
James Tanner - Bryston said:
HI kzhtoo

It will be a a while as Chris is working on it but is tied up with other projects currently.

james
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James,
BDP streaming quality through Tidal sounds marvelous. Only if the app interface can be bettered fast enough. :( Can you get another Chris?
 
ABSOLUTE SOUND MAGAZINE

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2016 EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARDS: MUSIC SERVERS $1,000 - $5,000

Bryston BDP-2 Digital Player

The BDP-2 Digital Player is a technological tour de force that bridges generational divides: between the Old World CD player and the New World of high-resolution files and music-library management.

The BDP-2 performs the same function as a CD transport, but plays data files from removable USB storage media at their native resolution and in a multiplicity of file formats. Compared with the BDP-1, the BDP-2 incorporates the same digital audio circuitry, but incorporates a more powerful system board and a correspondingly heftier power supply. Processor speed and memory capacity are both increased. Connectivity is expanded to include an internal SATA connection, an eSATA port, two gigabit Ethernet ports, and six full-current USB 2.0 ports.

The Bryston BDP-2 doesn’t merely “sound better,” the experience of hearing music through it is qualitatively different. It plays music with unprecedented purity!
 
James

All is well in the land of 10,000 lakes.

My evolution that got me to this point was first the Oppo 105D connected directly to my SP3 via the balanced outs. I wanted more so I upgraded to the BDA-3. I honestly bought the BDP-2 to simply solve handshake issue I experienced with Oppo and wasn’t expecting there would be a significant differenence in sound. Holy sh*t was I wrong.

The BDP-2/BDA-3 combo is absolutely amazing.

The depth of sound and the clarity is remarkable. When I bought my Kef Reference 5 I thought I heard details I had never heard in my favorite songs but I’ve spent the last 3 hours listening to those songs again and this combo showed me another layer I’d never heard before. I hooked up the BDP-2 via an AudioQuest Coffee USB to the BDA 3, connected my NAS and was off to the races. I thought I’d miss the interface of the Oppo but the Bryston Manic Moose web & i-device connections are seamless and actually better.

Thank you for engaging me in my mad dash. I’m happier than I’ve ever been. Damn you guys know how to make a gear!

Kyle D. Jemtrud
President
 
Hi James

I am absolutely "gobsmacked" by the quality of the sound coming out of the BDP-2 using MPD.

I thought my MacBook Pro + Intona Isolator + VBus2 isolator + Uptone Regen (LPS-1) was great until I used the BDP-2, there is no comparison (in my opinion, in my system).

The BDP-2 is producing the best sound I have ever obtained in my system, especially when used with the Intona/VBUS2/Regen.

I'm very sure (confirmed by listening comparisons) I would need to spend more than 3 times, probably 4 times, what the BDP-2 sells for, to slightly improve on sound quality.

My Best
Barry
 
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