Bryston BDA-3


  I have a lot of SACDs.  I am therefore intrigued by this Bryston DAC, claims to decode DSD from SACD over HDMI.  I can't find any reviews of the product.  Does any one have any experience with it?
mahler123
@mahler123,
How long have you been using the Mytek? Is the Bryston BDA-3 new in your system? Curious because many reviewers seem to like th Bryston. How are you playing the SACDs on the Mytek?
I am using the Oppo 105 as a transport for both the Manhatten and the BDA-3.  I use the coax out to the coax in for the Mytek, and the HDMI out for the Bryston.  First I had to program the Oppo to output DSD from SACDs.
  I've had the Mytek for 5 months, and the Bryston for about 3 weeks.
DSD over PCM or DoP really IS DSD. It's just packed inefficiently, so there are limits to the DSD, usually DSD 128 is the maximum.

Native DSD is better only because it allows quad DSD over USB, and has no real benefit for playing the round disks, only useful for downloads.

Best,

E