Programmable remotes

I've owned 3 Logitech remotes and found they work fine and are reasonable to program.
Don't waste your money on an expensive one. I've been using ones in the $80 - $100 range and they do everything I need.
They last a long time and because they are only $80 it is no big deal when it wears out or gets damaged.
My first one lasted many years and then some of the buttons stopped working so I got another one the same and just dumped the same programming into it.
The 2nd one was destroyed by leaking DURACELL batteries.
Duracell paid for my 3rd Logitech remote and it is still going after several years using eneloop rechargables.

I use it to control my Yamaha amp and SACD player as well as the TV, PVR and DVD. It can even control the Air con.

FWIW, two friends of mine had Logitech remotes and they both failed within a year. I've been using a Universal Home Theater Master remote for 15 years with no problems. Probably not as slick as the Logitechs, but certainly not hard to program and can handle just about anything.

Both the Bryston BDA-1 and BDP-1 are in the Logitech database so it might be a simple download to make the remote work for you.

I've been happy with a couple of the least expensive Logitech remotes but did have one issue when the commands downloaded for my Simaudio integrated were obviously for some completely different device. The I-5 shows up in the database but the downloaded commands were for some kind of AV receiver. I used the 'learn' function to fix it but it was mildly irritating since I had to convince myself I wasn't doing anything wrong.

If you want simple functionality or to experiment cheaply ecost.com has refurbished Logitech remotes for as little as $13. I've bought a couple of different models from them and they've worked great.

FWIW Philips discontinued the Pronto line of remotes and I am not sure what if any they still make.

I have used Logitech Harmony removed for over ten years now and still have my first one working at a friends place.

I have used it with EMM Labs, Krell, Audio Research, Classe', Meridian, Anthem and numerous other products without a hitch, I highly recommend them!

After re-considering the Harmony (Logitech) remotes, I decided to go with a URC R50. It does not have the advantage of the online database, but I did confirm URC (which makes professional HT remotes) has quite a large database (that includes Bryston, Parasound, etc) locally in the remote. All programming is done on the remote itself which can be time consuming but I only have three devices so that is not too bad. It also tends to be "device" oriented as opposed to "activity" oriented, which I prefer.

I like it because it's cheap (at about $50) and URC products have a good reputation for reliability. I also wanted one with no touch screen for that reason. The Harmony units without a touch screen only have four screen labeled commands and this URC has 6. This is important for the Bryston because the "hard" buttons of most remotes do not have functions like the inputs needed for the BDA-1, so they have to be available as special buttons on the screen.

For the money, just building a remote to control the Bryston is worth it. Since I have the remotes for the PWT and Parasound, I should be able to add them as well even if they are not in the database.