Bryston Turntable

James Tanner · « **Reply #220 on:** 14 Oct 2016, 01:50 pm »

Hi James

Some iPhone photos of the BLP-1 at the new London hi-do show.

Going down very well!

Really nice turntable James

Regards
Peter Thomas
PMC

Vipers · « **Reply #221 on:** 15 Oct 2016, 08:53 am »

Had a good listen to this yesterday at the Indulgence show, very impressed, I have to admit I was a little surprised when Bryston announced a turntable but I shouldn't have been as yet again Bryston have delivered the goods, nice organic sound but with excellent detail.

I'm going to get one for demo so that I can have a proper listen outside of a show environment, but after the show I can't wait to get one, just need to figure out what cartridge to use

saveloy · « **Reply #222 on:** 15 Oct 2016, 07:34 pm »

Had a listen today at the Inulgence Show. And it sounded lovely.
It was one of 2 highlights of the day; the other was the VPI Signature turntable.
Well done, James.

Kyri

James Tanner · « **Reply #223 on:** 15 Oct 2016, 08:06 pm »

Quote from: saveloy on 15 Oct 2016, 07:34 pm

Had a listen today at the Inulgence Show. And it sounded lovely.
It was one of 2 highlights of the day; the other was the VPI Signature turntable.
Well done, James.

Kyri

Thanks - so far the response has been terrific

james

saveloy · « **Reply #224 on:** 15 Oct 2016, 08:19 pm »

PMC are running with an Ortofon Cadenza Black cartridge. It sounded like warm, lush vinyl to me. And it was obvious I was definitely not listening to digital audio.

Kyri

CanadianMaestro · « **Reply #225 on:** 16 Oct 2016, 12:01 am »

Quote from: saveloy on 15 Oct 2016, 08:19 pm

PMC are running with an Ortofon Cadenza Black cartridge. It sounded like warm, lush vinyl to me. And it was obvious I was definitely not listening to digital audio.

Kyri

Both have their strengths/weaknesses, but when digital is done right, like with BDP-1 and BDA-1 (and other gear), distinguishing between analog and digital is hard with the best recordings.

abuhannibal · « **Reply #226 on:** 16 Oct 2016, 05:32 am »

James,

I know I said I had asked my last question but I realized I have one more.

Can you tell me how high the bottom of the plinth (and also the motor pod) is from the surface the table sits on? I ask (in case you're wondering

) because I have cats and will want to stick something underneath the rear, like maybe a hockey puck or two, to keep the little critters from tipping the table if they go on it.

Just getting my ducks in a row before delivery. Look for my review in mid-December....

James Tanner · « **Reply #227 on:** 16 Oct 2016, 10:56 am »

Quote from: abuhannibal on 16 Oct 2016, 05:32 am

James,

I know I said I had asked my last question but I realized I have one more. Can you tell me how high the bottom of the plinth (and also the motor pod) is from the surface the table sits on? I ask (in case you're wondering ) because I have cats and will want to stick something underneath the rear, like maybe a hockey puck or two, to keep the little critters from tipping the table if they go on it.

Just getting my ducks in a row before delivery. Look for my review in mid-December....

Hi

1 3/4 inches from the bottom of the plinth to the shelf the table sits on and about 1/2 inch of clearance from the bottom of the bearing housing and 1 inch from the motor pod. The table has a 3 point suspension - 2 feet at the front and 1 at the back middle so not easy to tip a tripod.

james

abuhannibal · « **Reply #228 on:** 16 Oct 2016, 11:29 am »

Thanks. Yeah I know, but I will stick a hockey puck or some soft piece of rubber under the relevant spots just in case. As fundamental forces of physics go, the cat-turntable attraction is nearly as strong as the infamous cat-keyboard attraction.

Anyway, really looking forward to hearing this in my system!!

James Tanner · « **Reply #229 on:** 17 Oct 2016, 01:45 pm »

Hi James,

Just connected the new phono...and its absolutely superb out of the box !

Beautiful tonal balance and a level of detail and depth which i never experienced before...now i know what i missed all these years..

Cheers to you !

Tom

Samurai7595 · « **Reply #230 on:** 17 Oct 2016, 05:28 pm »

James, any recommendations for cartridges for the Bryston turntable (i.e. carts that have been tested by Bryston)?

James Tanner · « **Reply #231 on:** 17 Oct 2016, 05:40 pm »

Quote from: Samurai7595 on 17 Oct 2016, 05:28 pm

James, any recommendations for cartridges for the Bryston turntable (i.e. carts that have been tested by Bryston)?

I like the Ortofon Black MM and the Denon 103D MC as well as the MC Gliders form Benz and MC's from Ortofon so far.

A number of our customers have emailed me though and some are using cartridges that cost more than the turntable! ... with good results.

The tonearm has a mass of 10 grams so it ill work well with a large variety of cartridges.

james

abuhannibal · « **Reply #232 on:** 21 Oct 2016, 02:08 pm »

James,

One small point of clarification - is the tonearm connector a standard 5-pin DIN or one of the Goldnote 4-pin connectors? Not a big deal but I have a Siltech phono cable I might want to try (which currently is terminated in a standard 5-pin DIN.)

Thanks!

James Tanner · « **Reply #233 on:** 21 Oct 2016, 04:31 pm »

Quote from: abuhannibal on 21 Oct 2016, 02:08 pm

James,

One small point of clarification - is the tonearm connector a standard 5-pin DIN or one of the Goldnote 4-pin connectors? Not a big deal but I have a Siltech phono cable I might want to try (which currently is terminated in a standard 5-pin DIN.)

Thanks!

It's the 4 PIN DIN. We will have an adapter to allow for 5 pin going forward.

james

James Tanner · « **Reply #234 on:** 21 Oct 2016, 04:34 pm »

MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston Turntable – Swiss Audio Show

Hi James

Some comments on the new Bryston Turntable at our recent audio show in Switzerland.

The show went very well. I think we had one of the best performance of products, room acoustics and demonstration. And now one step more with Bryston Vinyl.

Here a short statement from our dealer handling the show with us.

Ok the Bryston BLP1 turntable, first thoughts.

I found it to be of good build and up to Bryston quality, after unpacking and fitting a Kiseki Purple Heart I was instantly enthralled at the wonderful full rich soundstage that greeted me, instruments were correctly placed with a full open timbre and sense of timing, as were the vocals. The BLP1 played everything with ease from classical to pop to rock.

I can easily recommend this to my clients and customers as well as live easily with it myself ... a stunning effort for Brystons first turntable ... a classic!

Warmest regards
Foxx Artizan Delaney
Artizan Audio GmbH

Well done, James,
Gilberto Giacon, MGM.

abuhannibal · « **Reply #235 on:** 22 Oct 2016, 04:06 pm »

Quote from: James Tanner on 21 Oct 2016, 04:31 pm

It's the 4 PIN DIN. We will have an adapter to allow for 5 pin going forward.

james

Thanks. Just wanted to mention for the assembled multitudes that Akamai sells the 4-pin DIN connectors, so one can re-terminate existing cables, and also this, if you want to use their arms with RCA cables: http://www.akamaiaudio.it/index.php?id_product=273&controller=product&search_query=rca&results=10

James Tanner · « **Reply #236 on:** 22 Oct 2016, 04:56 pm »

Quote from: abuhannibal on 22 Oct 2016, 04:06 pm

Thanks. Just wanted to mention for the assembled multitudes that Akamai sells the 4-pin DIN connectors, so one can re-terminate existing cables, and also this, if you want to use their arms with RCA cables: http://www.akamaiaudio.it/index.php?id_product=273&controller=product&search_query=rca&results=10

Hi

Yes thanks I was aware of that and when I discussed it with Goldnote they said that the 4-pin is the DIN standard and the 5 Pin was introduced by SME and some aftermarket cable companies have both some only 5 pin. I am playing around now with a custom silver 4 pin din cable to see if I hear a difference.

james

abuhannibal · « **Reply #237 on:** 22 Oct 2016, 05:02 pm »

OK. FWIW I am not in a rush to change the supplied cable; it's just that I do have that Siltech, which I know to sound great, so it might be nice to be able to try it. Not at all a huge issue for me though, I assume the supplied cable does not suck.

James Tanner · « **Reply #238 on:** 24 Oct 2016, 04:05 pm »

Hi James

Kiseki Purple Heart,an excellent partner to the Bryston BLP1 turntable - looking forward to auditioning for our clients.

abuhannibal · « **Reply #239 on:** 25 Oct 2016, 07:53 pm »

Quote from: James Tanner on 22 Oct 2016, 04:56 pm

Hi

Yes thanks I was aware of that and when I discussed it with Goldnote they said that the 4-pin is the DIN standard and the 5 Pin was introduced by SME and some aftermarket cable companies have both some only 5 pin. I am playing around now with a custom silver 4 pin din cable to see if I hear a difference.

james

So it seems. I ended up deciding to order a cable with that connector from Audio Sensibility, just b/c I happened to be able to find a bit more $$ in my budget and couldn't think of anything else I needed to buy at the moment.

Will report here on sonic differences between that cable and the stock one, though that will take a good six weeks until the table and cable and I are all together.