Next week, Bryston will begin shipping its BDA-2 DAC, the much-anticipated update to the Golden Ear Award-winning BDA-1. The BDA-1 set something of a standard for DACs at and even above its price point of $2195. However, the earlier model’s USB chipset harkened from the era before asynchronous and higher bit rates, and USB performance suffered accordingly. The BDA-2 rectifies that deficit with a fully modern USB module. In addition, Bryston claims to have upgraded S/PDIF performance as well, thanks to the new (and very popular) AKM DAC chipset.
The BDA-2’s price is the real cause for excitement. Bryston has raised it just $200—to $2395—over the previous model. This puts the new DAC in the relatively sparse range above the myriad $1,000 units yet well below the $5k that has traditionally served as the entry to flagship territory. If the BDA-2 performs in the same league as its predecessor, and if its USB sonics now equal those it delivered S/PDIF, this is going to be a DAC to reckon with. Naturally, a review will be forthcoming.
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By Alan Taffel
I can thank my parents for introducing me to both good music and good sound at an early age. Their extensive classical music collection, played through an enviable system, continually filled our house. When I was two, my parents gave me one of those all-in-one changers, which I played to death.
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