Bryston BDA-1

Macdadtexas

Took your advice and bought a $20.00 toslink until my coax come in and you were absolutely right! More bass and a more realistic soundstage and detail. So, It's going to get better with a digital coax?

Thanks,
Wig

Macdadtexas,

The digital cable did make a huge improvement but I was expecting more from he BDA-1. I would say an increase of 10% in performance and if I had to do it all over again I would have bought another Belles 150A Ref amplifier which would have given better results than the BDA-1.

Wig

That's correct, using a standard RCA intil my digital 75 ohm Kimber DV-75 coax cable come in the mail. I believe that is the source of the reduced bloom I'm noticing with the BDA-1.

Thanks,
Wig

Belles 150A Ref
Belles 21A Tube modified with Auricaps/diodes/power supply
Rega Apollo
Bryston BDA-1
Vandersteen 2 Ce Sig II
Dynamic Design Bi-wire
Dynamic Design MK2 IC x 2
MIT AC-1
MIT Z II
MIT Z I
Powerchord "e"

Thanks for the good information! I guessed the loss of richness on acoustics guitar music was due to the cable but had no idea an analog cable was that inferior to the digital cable. I really can't wait for this cable to come in now to do some serious listening. Also, the system is not bright at all, it just doesn't have the bloom due to your explanation of the coax cable :o)

Wig