11-Jul-2015, 04:51
(11-Jul-2015, 04:34)Music or sound Wrote:(11-Jul-2015, 04:15)miro Wrote:(10-Jul-2015, 15:03)Rufus McDufus Wrote: Yep - we really need to hear the Aurender again. It wasn't fair comparing out of the box. The Melco was pretty new too though - I think about a week old? Could be it just sounds better new compared with the Aurender. I can't say I've noticed my Melco improving much over time so maybe it just sounds good straight away.
You owe it to yourselves to also listen to the Bryston BDP-2 with the new sound card (introduced May 15).
I received mine today, and am really impressed with streaming through the AES/EBU.
Very quiet background, wide soundstage, tremendous details.
It elevated the sound of my D400 in a very significant way.
The BDP-2 is just $200 more expensive than the Aurender N100 with the internal hard disk.
I wonder how this one is http://www.bryston.com/PDF/brochures/BOT-1_BROCHURE.pdf? It would act as a ripping device but also as a direct CD transport. This would give Bryston more versatility than the other contenders!
The BOT-1 is meant to attach to a BDP-2 via a USB cable that the BOT-1 will come with. The BOT-1 will be released later this month.
It could help people who have extensive collections of CDs.
(Most of my music is hi-res albums, and so I will not benefit much from a BOT-1, and do not plan to buy it for now.)
D400; Stereolab Tombo Tron coaxial for master -> slave; Kubala-Sosna Elation interconnects, power, and speaker cables; Spendor D7 speakers; Bryston BDP-2 w. latest sound card & upgraded fuses; Bybee Stealth Power Purifier conditioner connected with IsoTek EVO3 Syncro SE to wall socket
