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Bryston BP-17^3 or McIntosh C49??
Assuming we survive the current crisis, a room update is in order. Will be adding furniture from Atocha Design (on order), and upgrading various components. One will be a pre-amp; sticking with Bryston amplifiers in all cases.
So: Option 1: BP-17 cubed, with installed phono card and external Chord DAC, likely Qutest. Stay in the Bryston family, not too terrible. Option 2: Mcintosh C-49 (opt for version II DAC card??) McIntosh look is iconic, the amp will not be visible; Bryston performance is top-notch. The McIntosh offers more features and has far more inputs then we would ever use. I do plan on using ROON, which may favor the McIntosh. This is two channel only, visual media in another spot.
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Main - Roon on Synology/Sonos Port/SoTM Neo endpoints; Chord Qutest, Bryston BP-17 cubed with phono option; EAT C-sharp with Ortofon Bronze MM, Bryston cubed Amplifier; Revel F126Be on custom Atocha stands; interconnects by WireWorld, furniture by Atocha Design 'Phones Audeze LCD-3, Bryston BHA-1; Office: Sonos/Roon; OPPO HA-1, Naim NAP100 and PSB Mini-C. Media Room:, Samsung QLED QN90 series, Sonos, OPPO 205, ATI N-core driving KEF LS-50's with REL subs; furniture by Glassisimo; Kids - U-turn for vinyl, Sonos Play5; Summer Shack - Sonos, vintage Pioneer, Dynaudio Special 40's. |
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I’d go with a Bryston and an external DAC of your choosing. Take a look at my signature and you’ll see this is blasphemy!
Here’s why. I just don’t like the idea of building DAC’s into analog preamps. DAC’s are still changing faster than analog preamps. So why buy a box that may become obsolete due to it’s digital inputs? That, and McIntosh is using a version of an ESS delta-sigma DAC that has a specific sonic signature that you may or may not like. With a separate preamp and dac you have more flexibility to tailor the sound to your preference. Tom
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Main System: Amati Futura Mains Amati Homage VOX Center, Proac Response 1sc Rears, Three MC2301's for L,C,R MC 602 for the rears C 1100, MX 151, MCD 1100, MR 80 Nottingham Dais with Wave Mechanic Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation SurfacePro 3, RPi 4, ROON, WW Starlight Platinum USB, Schiit Yggdrasil, Benchmark DAC3 HGC MX 151, OppO BDP-95, JVC RS-500 DILA projector, 106" diagonal Stewart Luxus Screenwall Deluxe with Studiotek 130 G3 material. Lake House: Ohm F, MC 275V, C2300, MR 77, Rega P3 OnDeck: McIntosh MAC 4300v |
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Another vote for the Bryston. Had a BP-17cubed and thought it was excellent. Have owned a few McIntosh solid-state preamps and the newer ones did not suit my taste. To be fair, that was 10yr+ ago. If were my $$ it would be Bryston.
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Glenn... Canton Reference 9 Clearaudio SM Pro Focal Bathys JLA 10" Dominion Kuzma Stabi S w/MC & MM Magnepan 1,7i McIntosh MA8950 & MR88 Oppo 203 Roon Nucleus Rose Hifi RS150B Shunyata Gemini-4 Sony ST-A6B, TA-F6B, ST-J75 & PS-X75 Sorane SA1.2 & TA-1L Stillpoints LP1v2 WW Pt, Au & Ag |
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