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Old 03-16-2011, 07:43 AM
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Hi Folks,

Was just informed today that the BDP-1 Digital Player will be reviewed in the June 2011 issue of Stereophile.

Apparently the BDP-1 will also be featured on the front cover

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Old 03-16-2011, 07:45 AM
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Old 03-22-2011, 02:35 PM
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James,

Just bought the BDP-1 (this year's b-day gift to myself) and connected it to the BDA-1 (last year's b-day gift)..Wow!

The improvement in detail and sound-stage depth are on par with a $20K + speaker upgrade

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Old 03-28-2011, 01:22 PM
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James,

I have a quick question for you. I’m trying to figure out what type of hard drive to use with the Bryston BDP-1. Is it better to have a USB powered drive or one that is plugged into an outlet? On the one hand, the wall plug in type would draw no power from the Bryston and would have all the power it needs (I suspect the USB output on the Bryston may be pushed a bit if asked to power a hard drive). On the other hand, I’ve heard some people say that the AC transformers used in hard drives can introduce interference, etc. to the music. What’s your view?

BTW, I tested the BDP/BDA combo this weekend against my Classe CDP202. The Bryston was louder, so I need to turn it down when I switched back and forth. However, the Bryston combo had a much wider sound stage. The Classe sound almost restrained compared to the Bryston.

I’ll be ordering a set.

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Old 03-29-2011, 11:15 AM
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Hi James

Needless to say, I hang out with guys who can afford the toys.

This past weekend, we hooked up a Krell, Simaudio & Audio Research CD Player`s to my system but not thru BDA-1 and compared apples to oranges to BDP-1.

BDP-1 not only performed better but stomped on two of the CD Players - some feedback for you - BDP-1 is an amazing product.

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Old 03-29-2011, 11:21 AM
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I'm really looking forward to getting mine connected very soon!
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Look forward to demoing a Bryston BD1 in my system shortly.

Thanks for sharing. It certainly is an exciting product.
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Old 03-29-2011, 08:11 PM
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The guys at Auraliti wrote the sw for the BDP1. It's a stripped down linux distro running music player daemon - not sure what card - presumably a OEM Lynx or some such.

I have the Auraliti PK 100 which is the poor man's version - uses a ESI @juli card modded for bnc out. Performs brilliantly.

Look forward to demoing a Bryston BD1 in my system shortly.

Thanks for sharing. It certainly is an exciting product.
Hi Andy,

Just a correction. We (Bryston) wrote all the software for the BDP-1. It has many more features than the stock Auraliti software.

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Thanks James, that was my understanding.
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Whoops - sorry James - shows how much I don't know.

I've edited my post accordingly: looking forward to trying it out over the pond here in Aus.
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