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Sound quality of a Bryston BDA-1 vs the BDA-2 or BDA-3

Been happy with my Bryston BDA-1, but wondering if the BDA-2 or BDA-3 have improved sound quality over the BDA-1.  Can any owners of Bryston BDAs share their listening experiences? I have no interest in DSD.  (fyi - using a Bryston BDP-1 with cd library loaded on thumb drives)
rockyboy
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milpai
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You should checkout the Bryston page on audiocircle dot com. People have posted their experiences there. Already 35 pages on BDA-3.
mahler123
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I have the bda-3 but I bought it particularly for the DSD and have not heard the predecessors.  From my reading of the forum and Greenhill's review in Stereophile, the 2 and 3 sound similar and the main difference is the HDMI.
  I also have the Mytek Manhatten, which is a clear step up from the BDA 3, and is going for around $3K used, and will play MQA.
rockyboy OP
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Went to Audiocircle and saw comment from James Tanner (Bryston engineer) that the SQ of 2 and 3 was same, although a few folks disagreed.  
Not sure I fully understand and appreciate MQA, DSD and HDMI capabilities. I have no SACD player or SACDs and have no desire to play video. However if DSD and MQA are game changers and available now or in future via downloads, I will have to reconsider. 

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