Thank you for the reply...I am listening to the BC as I type this, came today and I am about 30 minutes in. Neither the speakers or DAC are even close to burned in, so I am reserving overall judgement. With that said, first impressions of the BC, VERY musical and smooth, easy to listen to so far, compliment Dyns nicely. Nothing overpowering anything else in the transients, just clear and balanced, likely not going to be fatiguing at all. Has a slightly slower sound, not molasses like McIntosh, but slower with jumpy dynamics. Nice warmth to it, almost like my old VTL stuff..Impressed.
I agree with what you said, which is what brought me to the forum. Issue is, not easy for me to do an in home audition with both. I may have to just buy the Chord and rely on a solid return policy. Drive myself crazy with an A/B test and see what is best for my ear!
I agree on the streamer as well, already looking at them. Chord makes that easy due to the size, and I do have space constraints with this being desktop. BC makes a nice streamer too, that will not however fit on my desk set up so I have give this some thought. It's part of why, again, I am attracted to the Hugo 2. But, I will say it's all about sound and music at the end of the day.
I agree with what you said, which is what brought me to the forum. Issue is, not easy for me to do an in home audition with both. I may have to just buy the Chord and rely on a solid return policy. Drive myself crazy with an A/B test and see what is best for my ear!
I agree on the streamer as well, already looking at them. Chord makes that easy due to the size, and I do have space constraints with this being desktop. BC makes a nice streamer too, that will not however fit on my desk set up so I have give this some thought. It's part of why, again, I am attracted to the Hugo 2. But, I will say it's all about sound and music at the end of the day.