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Bryston BDA1, where from here?
Thank you for the reply! I have been reading all sorts of reviews. I am thoroughly confused on which direction to go. I really like the BDA1 it's a great dac. I just don't know what will sound noticably better at a reasonable cost.  
Highest value pre under 1.5k used?
Thank you everyone for the suggestions, I do have a Quicksilver but it is out of commission right now, it's an old 6dj8 version. It does sound very good when it worked. The Benchmark stuff is intriguing also, I am going to read more about the Topp... 
Highest value pre under 1.5k used?
Excellent point, yes I need all three. Thank you!    
Tube Vs. SS Preamps
I am going to chime in here and then everyone can attack me. I think that many lesser priced tube based designs can be very musical and soft sounding which compliments many lesser expensive ss designed amps. So on the more affordable side of thing... 
Bryston Preamps - What do they sound like?
I have a BP25 with MPS2, it's actually a warmer sounding preamp. My newest preamp is a STP.SE.STG2 and by comparison the Bryston is colored, not in a bad way its very musical. I enjoy both preamps, I think some people mischaracterize some of the b... 
Class D amp recomendations please
Thank you all for the excellent information, I ended up getting a pair of D Sonic Magnum 500M amps. They are essentially like the first generation Bel Canto Ref1000 amps. Basically naked asp1000 modules, with rf filtering. I run a ss pre so hopefu... 
Class D amp recomendations please
Thank you all for the responses. I have a good amount of research to do.  
Class D amp recomendations please
Thank you for the suggestion, how would you describe the performance? Sorry I could not find the comments.    
Bryston ???
I am sending unit back tomorrow, under warranty. Once I was actually able to make contact everything has been very smooth. Thanks Everyone! 
Bryston ???
So I was emailed by the service tech guys, they said they are slammed and like everyone in manufacturing experiencing parts shortages. I fully believe they are experiencing the shortages, which are causing backups. I can't blame them either if the... 
Bryston ???
Update:The sales gentleman for Bryston just emailed me back and copied 2 of their techs in on the conversation. He said they are really busy, and on the audio circle page James stated in a different recent post that they are having issues with sou... 
Bryston ???
Will do! Thanks!! 
Bryston ???
Hi all, Well today I called the dealer, he gave me the email contact for the sales director which was all he had other than the numbers and email address I already contacted which were Bryston Canada. I also tried the 800 number again and just wen... 
Bryston ???
I have always read that Bryston is a great company for service. I  own 2 Bryston components, which I really like. This is why I am confused with my experience so far trying to contact them. Hopefully it's just some anomaly. I will post when things... 
Bryston ???
Thank you for all the responses. I will contact the dealer on Monady perhaps they will have a route to direct contact. Then if that gets nowhere I guess I will try and go direct to the ceo, but I hope that is not necessary.  Hopefully I am just be...