Anyone try the Bryston BDP-2 or the BDA-2 Dac

I own the BDA 2 and couldn't be happier. I use mine with a computer based (usb) source and --once broken in -- there is no glare, ringing or digital artifacts that is usually associated with digital playback. This DAC has really impressed me with its transparency. It reproduces pianos, bass, horns, vibes, cymbals , and acoustic guitars with realism. I like it better than my BAT VK D5 SE. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Break in for me was 350 hrs when periodic glare and digital hash disappeared. After that this dac really opened up. I use the XLR output with Purist Audio interconnects. My BDA 2 plugs into a shunyata hydra 6. The pc -- I made using a Teflon insulated 12 gauge wire with cryo'ed watt gate IEC and male outlet plug. I haven't experimented with any other wire but believe the BDA will respond to the caliber of cable that is used. I would be very interested in your impressions as well. Please share your finding.

Ozzy: I don't keep copious notes when listening to a new component. But, it seems to me at about 150 hours , or so, I was listening to Steve Earl, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zant "Together at the Bluebird Cafe" on an old 20 bit Rotel 991 plugged into the BDA 2's SPDIF. I could hear glasses clinking, crowd chatter and the emotion of the show was so palpable I felt I was there. The acoustics, vocals, and performance was horizontally and vertically balanced. There was nothing recessed about that performance and that was when I knew BDA 2 was a great component. I am usually pretty reserved about gear but I feel one would have to spend thousands of dollars more to better this DAC.

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