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Antipodes DS GT versus Bryston BDP2

I sold my BDP2 and replaced it with the Antipodes DS GT. My initial thoughts were I wanted something that had storage, a CD ripper, and the same sound quality. What I discovered was, the sound is a noticeable step up...I don't know if it's because Roon is so much better than Mpad that I was using with the BDP2 or the DS GT is just much better? The good news is even on Tidal, music sounds like true CD quality, with the BDP2 I couldn't listen to Tidal without wanting to turn it off.
The bad news is, the DS GT takes a long time to rip CDs compared to my computer with DB Poweramp. In addition, the DS GT seems to have problems reading some disc. Finally Roon isn't intuitive and I'm having problems navigating through it. Just my thoughts!
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mitch2
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The DX is very nice with excellent tone and body.  IMO it displays good balance and leans a touch more toward musicality than resolution, which suits my tastes perfectly.  I have the Gen 2 and am completely happy with it.

The DS GT improves on the DS REF power supply with an outboard supply that is not quite as good as what is in the DX.  How much all that matters is anybody's guess but the Antipodes people seem to think it sounds pretty good.

I have not read about any head-to-head comparisons.
mitch2
4,225 posts
 
Mark with Antipodes has graciously emailed us DX owners with updates about their plans and about how we can schedule upgrades to the new Gen 3 if we so choose, for the difference in price between our current unit and the Gen 3.  They still plan to offer the Gen 2 in their lineup since you can have it constructed with two outputs, USB and either bnc or AES/EBU.  The Gen 3 will be offered with only USB.  I will likely have my Gen 2 with bnc upgraded.  I thought the comparison between using the bnc and USB outputs was interesting but in the end I chose the USB output as the better sounding of the two.
mitch2
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I haven't seen the upgrade prices, and it does depend on the generation of your existing DX, so whether the pricing is "modest" remains to be seen.  What I like is that this would be the second chance I have had to fully upgrade my unit to their latest generation/version.  The communication from Antipodes and the ability to remain current and not own a boat anchor show very good customer service indeed.  Many manufacturers have paid lip service to "the ability to upgrade in the future" but fewer actually follow through on it.
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