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Move on from my Bryston BDA-1?

Given the advancement in DAC technology would I achieve a noticeable (started to say significant) improvement in audible performance by upgrading from my current (but early generation) Bryston BDA-1? I am hesitate on the assumption that the internals of the Bryston (e.g., power supplies, output stage) are still hi-grade but understand the CS-4398 chips have been surpassed. I should mention in the system I stream from a Bluesound Node 2i (and in another use an identical streamer with a Topping D90 DAC). 
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dsands,

I realize this is a long shot after so many years but if you're still around i would be interested to know how the Ares ll compared to the Bryston and if you kept it.

I'm in a similar situation in that i have a Bryston BDA-2 and wondering which DAC would be an improvement in terms of transparency. Also wondering if you ever got around to try the Chord Qutest at some point in your journey - it's a DAC i'm considering at the moment.

Thank you.

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