@ Zoom25, you made the comment that your Bryston BDP-1 is acoustically isolated and mass loaded and this intrigues me. What did you do and what improvement did you find. I have the BDP-1/BDA-1 combo and will probably try the same. I once made a sand-box to place an old modified Marantz CD40 in...

Hi guys and gals,  a friend owns an Oppo 105 which when the music gets busy sounds congested and noisy and has me diving for the remote to turn it down. On simpler fare like a piano trio etc. it sounds good, but big band stuff makes me cringe. I am after a dac that I can relax with and hopefully...

Hi all,   Leave it on permanently. It will last longer.                                                          We know that PCB's and transformers etc. generate heat when powered up, but what happens when you power down. Well the heat dissipates, thepreviously warm cools and contacts and...

@ Sonic Defender,   Maybe I did not make myself clear. Not being able to locate a Theta DAC I had a chance to listen to a Bryston combo and I liked it very very much. I have not heard a Theta and was hoping someone on the forum who has heard both could briefly describe the difference. I want to...

Hi all,    Has anybody compared a Theta to a Bryston BDA-1/BDP-1 combo.   The enthusiasm on this thread for DAC's like Theta sent me searching for one but they are scarce where I come from. I found a private seller who allowed me around for a listen yesterday and I was mightily impressed...