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Can This Really Matter?

I hear it again and again, everything matters in the digital chain. So I recently unboxed my new Bryston BDP 3 renderer and it’s connected to my Ayre QB9 Twenty USB DAC. I have a SSD inside a generic enclosure (with a fan) that will power up via bus. I have a twenty cent USB cable running from the SSD to the Bryston. So here’s the question, does the enclosure matter and does the cheap USB running between between the SSD and into the Bryston really matter? If so, it wouldn’t seem practical to spend much money on upgrading these accessories. And if so, what do you suggest?

goofyfoot

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cleeds
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You could avoid the cable altogether and install the SSD inside the Bryston BDP-3. That's what I've done and it works perfectly.

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goofyfoot

I’ll probably send the unit back to Bryston to have a SSD installed ... My thought is that having an internal SSD installed means that I could potentially loose all of those files, for example in doing a factory reset.

Bryston or your dealer can install the SSD for you but it’s not difficult to DIY. The BDP-3 system files are independent of the SSD, so you can do a system reset without affecting your files. I wouldn’t provide you that assurance without personal experience.

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