BDA-1 and BDA-2 cannot be more different from each other than they are.
The difference is absolutely enormous, much bigger than a difference between any amps in Bryston lineup from 4B SST to 28B SST.
There is no single aspect of sound reproduction with some level of similarities, they have completely different presentation of soundstage depth and width, tonality is utterly different, focus night and day.
This was conclusion of 7 people that listened to both DACs in the same system at the same time.
I do not know of any two DACs from the same manufacturer released in sequence that sound more differently than BDA-1 and BDA-2.
The difference is absolutely enormous, much bigger than a difference between any amps in Bryston lineup from 4B SST to 28B SST.
There is no single aspect of sound reproduction with some level of similarities, they have completely different presentation of soundstage depth and width, tonality is utterly different, focus night and day.
This was conclusion of 7 people that listened to both DACs in the same system at the same time.
I do not know of any two DACs from the same manufacturer released in sequence that sound more differently than BDA-1 and BDA-2.