Hi everyone,
I am interested in buying a new preamplifier for my 2 channels system and I am hesitating between two options. The first option is to buy a used BP 25 (for around 1300 C dollars) and upgrade it to a BP DA (for an additional 1300 +taxes). The second option is to buy a 3-year old SP1 for 2800 dollars. I have read that the SP1 is equivalent to the BP25 in bypass mode. So, I assume that linking my cd player to the digital input of the SP1 (thus using the SP1 dac) and selecting the bypass mode would give me the same performance as the BP 25DA.
So my questions are:
1- Which one of these two options will result in the best sound quality?
2- Do a new BP 25DA and a 3-year old SP1 share exactely the same DAC?
Thank you very much for your help.
My equipment:
Amp: Bryston 3b st.
Mains: Paradigm Reference 60
Sub: Paradigm Servo 15
Cd player: Sony CDP 355 (300 cd charger with optical output)