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Why no mention of the Bryston BHA-1 here???

post #1 of 8
12/7/11 at 9:48am
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As I have mentioned elsewhere in this forum, I have LCD-2s with Moon Silver Dragon V3 on the way.

I posted an inquiry as to why with the popularity of low impedance cans from Audeze and HiFiMan more manufacturers were not designing amps capable of delivering current rather than volts, into low impedance rather than high, with these hard-to-drive cans in mind. No one responded (I blame myself-I guess we all share the same question with no ready answers).

I had pretty much decided on a Violectric V200 to fit the bill and am still leaning in that direction, but I just learned of the Bryston BHA-1.

Like the Violectric, Bryston seems to understand the role of current and took that into account in the design of this new amp, which just hit the market.

I have bought quite a bit of stuff from Galen Carol (no connection) so I intend to pick his brain as he has never steered me wrong and he is now listing this amp as in stock.

I am a bit surprised that there has been virtually no talk on this entire Board about this headphone amp.

 

So, what gives?

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post #2 of 8
12/7/11 at 2:06pm

I haven't heard of it but I have heard Bryston products at a local audio store that loves them. It was the top of the line Bryston amp and the Bryston BDA 1 with B&W Diamond Series, I thought they were both great products (1000 watts per channel? :O). Especially the DAC. Slightly lean presentation but still full bodied enough to sound organic.

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post #3 of 8
12/7/11 at 2:30pm
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bha1_rear.jpg

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post #4 of 8
12/7/11 at 2:40pm

Bryston clearly did not get the memo that the headphone output XLR jacks should be female, not male. Edit: hrmm looks like there are differing images on this amp actually, as some show female XLR jacks and other images show male XLR jacks.

 

I also find it weird that the BHA-1 isn't on their Web site, or at least not yet....


Edited by Asr - 12/7/11 at 2:47pm
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post #5 of 8
2/10/12 at 12:13pm

Bryston BHA-1 in the latest Audio Advisor catalog although not on their website.  $1295.  Bryston has a 20 year parts & labor warranty on their analog equipment.  Nice discussion with one of Bryston's owner participating  http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=91385.340

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post #6 of 8
2/10/12 at 9:43pm

I spoke with Bryston about this amp because I was confused by the fact the photos in the Audio Advisor catalog show male xlr connectors for the balanced headphone out. That's the opposite of what everyone else does and certainly not how I have my balanced headphones cabled. There are actually two versions of the amp coming, one with male connectors and one with female connectors on the front panel. The amp is not yet in production due to a last minute circuit change but is expected to start shipping late Feb or early Mar. I was pretty interested in the amp but based on my conversation with them I heard some things that made me wonder if they're really involved enough with headphones to nail the sound quality. This is purely reading between the lines and I'm still really curious to hear the amp but I'm not as anxious to buy one as I was when I first saw it.

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post #7 of 8
4/29/12 at 9:11am

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http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=104028.20

 

Latest innards

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post #8 of 8
4/29/12 at 7:09pm

wow reading that thread at audio circle has me seriously considering the bha1 for my lcd2's. seems to be a great amp for the price, will be interesting to see how it compares to the schiit statement amp when its released. love that they are fellow canadians also!

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