[CanadianMaestro]

There was a review a long time ago, for one of Bryston's amps. In it, the reviewer wrote that he had placed a Bryston remote underneath the tire of his SUV. Then ran it over a few times. The Bryston remote apparently functioned perfectly.

 

[Amish]

  A real weapon-of-choice? 

 
It could easily take it.
 

   
Even if it broke, they've got a pretty good warranty

 
That would make for a pretty funny repair ticket though...
Bryston: reason for repair?
me: self defence
Bryston: ...what?

 
 
lol

 

[vlach]

Definitely tighter bass, zero noise, and no collateral damage.

Try it with an HE-6.

I had both side-by-side and felt the amp section of the HA-1 was definitely softer in presentation. The BHA-1 was clearer, more transparent and slightly more dynamic.
I'm head over heels in love with the BHA-1

 

[CanadianMaestro]

I had both side-by-side and felt the amp section of the HA-1 was definitely softer in presentation. The BHA-1 was clearer, more transparent and slightly more dynamic.
I'm head over heels in love with the BHA-1

Yes, I can see that from your avatar....:rolleyes:

It's a great amp, enjoy.

 

[vlach]

Yes, I can see that from your avatar....:rolleyes:

It's a great amp, enjoy.

Touche

 

[ngyu]

  Better soundstage with Oppo! 

 
 

 

1. ngyu what is your HD800 cable?

 

Yepp! Most definitely better sound stage with the Oppo. I'm a big fan of soundstage, one of the reasons why I have the HD800. As for my cable, its custom-made by a member here on Head-Fi. Can pm you his details =)

 

[Chris J]

Curious as to why shouldn't you try to drive two pairs? I've powered both the HD800 and LCDX at the same time without breaking a sweat. This puppy has 6 discrete amps in it for a reason. 2 for 4pin, 2 for 3pin, and 2 for SE. The SE is the only one that shouldn't be split... FYI, the power is divided between the two HPs, whereas in balanced, the power is not divided. 

I couldn't be wrong, but I'd like to think I'm not

No, it does not have a discrete amp for the SE outputs.
The SE output uses half of the balanced output.

Cheers, Chris

 

[Rob80b]

No, it does not have a discrete amp for the SE outputs.
The SE output uses half of the balanced output.

Cheers, Chris

Correct.

 

[Chris J]

Correct.

A schematic is worth a thousand words....

 

[Rob80b]

A schematic is worth a thousand words....

Except I high-lit the negatives (my bad

) as opposed to the positives that are used for the single ended output.
 
Interestingly I see the 3 pin XLRs have pin 1 wired to ground so that one could make up a dual XLR adapter to a ¼ single ended output if needed.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

A schematic is worth a thousand words....

If one knows how to read it. 

 

[ngyu]

No, it does not have a discrete amp for the SE outputs.
The SE output uses half of the balanced output.

Cheers, Chris

 
 

 
Correct.

 
Well... would you look at that. I stand corrected. Thanks! and looks like the 3pin XLR are just in parallel with the 4pin XLR, they are not discrete either?

 

[ngyu]

  Except I high-lit the negatives (my bad

) as opposed to the positives that are used for the single ended output.
 
Interestingly I see the 3 pin XLRs have pin 1 wired to ground so that one could make up a dual XLR adapter to a ¼ single ended output if needed.

Pin 1 is always wired to ground (and the housing of the connector) for 3pin XLRs. It's the L- and R- (pin 3) thats isolated from each other and ground that make it 'balanced'. The XLR connector housing is typically tied to ground.
 
You can totally make an adapter, because thats exactly what the SE output on the Bryston is: it just takes the Pin 2 (L+/R+) from the balanced XLR to the tip/ring of the 1/4" and the sleeve is pin 1 (ground). Pin 3 is untouched.

 

[Rob80b]

  Pin 1 is always wired to ground (and the housing of the connector) for 3pin XLRs. It's the L- and R- (pin 3) thats isolated from each other and ground that make it 'balanced'. The XLR connector housing is typically tied to ground.

Except for "balanced" headphones where ground has no electrical component.

 

[ngyu]

 
Except for "balanced" headphones where ground has no electrical component.

yep. again, schematic is worth a thousand words: