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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
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nekoaudio
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@plutos AKM4490, R2R, and SABRE implementations in general? Here are some DACs I can remember right now with those chipsets/designs, that I had  recently or have right now.

AKM4490: Marantz AV8803A, Bryston BDA-3, AKM Reference Board

R2R: Audio-gd Master Something, Schiit Yggdrasil

SABRE: OPPO HA-1, OPPO Sonica DAC, Auralic Vega
mahler123 OP
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@milpai 

I am sorry for the confusion.

The Mytek can not take SACD, as noted.  I am comparing the SACD decoding of the Bryston vs the SACD decoding of the Oppo105

When I reference comparing the Mytek to the Bryston, I am refering to non SACD replay, such as red book CD, or my Bluesound (bypassing the DAC of the Bluesound)

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milpai
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np mahler123. You are so lucky to be able to compare 3 very good digital products! If I read your post correctly, are you indicating that you prefer the Mytek over Bryston for CD playback? I have the Bryston on my mind for future upgrade. Can't afford 2 DACs like you :-)
erik_squires
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Hey Mahler!

Yeah, it depends on the software I use. I only do DSD via USB to the Mytek.... and unfortunately the Squeezelite agent only does DoP. Quad DSD gets re-sampled to PCM.

It's not a hardware limit, I was going to hack the source code and enhance it, but then got sick and couldn't follow through.

Best,

E
plutos
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Nekoaudio,

Thanks!  OPPO Sonica has the newest ES9038PRO Sabre DAC. Can you share any impressions of the sound?
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