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Bryston BDA-1 se dac

What is the scoop on this dac? The sound characteristic? Is it anylytical, clinical, dry, etched, etc. or is it musical, liquid, holographic, and emotive OR somewhere in betweeen. Do people think this dac is a good value for the money? Sound similar to anyother dacs out there? I am thinking of going this route for my server which is replacing my Ayre C5xe-MP player.
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drubin
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I'm not familiar with the "se" designation. Is that something new?
drubin
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I own the Bryston DAC after having owned a Benchmark, a Lavry and the Bel Canto DAC3. I prefer the Bryston to those others. I would characterize its sound as clean, neutral, open, highly detailed and resolving. It has an appropriate touch of warmth, but it's probably not one of the DACs that people would call "analog-like." I think it's very musical, though. Might be a touch bright in some systems. It's well built, a joy to use, and a screaming bargain IMHO. These comments do not apply to the USB input and if computer audio is your main focus, you may want to look at one of the dedicated USB or Firewire DACs.

I have not heard it in a head-to-head with the Berkeley, nor have I heard the Berkeley in my system, so I can't comment on that.
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