Stacking Bryston components and order?

bcugk · « **on:** 11 Jan 2022, 06:39 pm »

I have a (new to me) BDA-2 on the way and need to reorganize my audio rack

I have two shelves to hold the following equipment:

Cambridge CXC transport
BP-25P preamp with MPS-1 power supply
BDP-1
BDA-2

Does it really matter how they are stacked, i've read to keep the BDP on top due to heat and also that the BDP and BDA should be seperated vs stacked on top of each other?

If it doesn't matter i plan to put the preamp on top of the cd transport and the BDP on top of the BDA

Thanks in advance.

Derek

EvanMcC · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Jan 2022, 07:34 pm »

*watching this thread*

I have 3 of the same Bryston components. Currently, I have them stacked from top to bottom as:

BDA2
BDP1
BP25
MPS-1 is on another shelf so that it's somewhat farther away.

bcugk · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 06:36 pm »

Evan,

i guess no one stacks their components?

EvanMcC · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 06:42 pm »

Yeah no kidding haha.

I think ideally if one can avoid stacking at all, that's best - but most can't afford that amount of space.

drummermitchell · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 06:52 pm »

Back rack with BP-17 cubed up top

Oops upside down

bcugk · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 06:56 pm »

Thanks,

drummermitchell · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 06:58 pm »

Maybe this

bcugk · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 07:01 pm »

all good thanks

i rotated the image

bunkertoy · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 09:01 pm »

I understand we don't always have the right amount of space or shelves, to actually separate the components.
I never put anything on top of my amp Bryston 3B3. other components with not much heat I stack, but I separate them with hockey pucks (very Canadian). Works great, low cost and looks discrete.
Check out the pic.

bcugk · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 09:09 pm »

interesting.

what do the pucks do other than increase space for heat dissipation?

bunkertoy · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 09:13 pm »

I'm not an expert, but I think its almost as good as separating with shelves and I'm sure it dissipates the heat. I was just trying to give you alternatives.
Cheers

bcugk · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Jan 2022, 09:54 pm »

Thanks

vonnie123 · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 Jan 2022, 04:02 am »

Quote from: bcugk on 11 Jan 2022, 06:39 pm

I have a (new to me) BDA-2 on the way and need to reorganize my audio rack

I have two shelves to hold the following equipment:

Cambridge CXC transport
BP-25P preamp with MPS-1 power supply
BDP-1
BDA-2

Does it really matter how they are stacked, i've read to keep the BDP on top due to heat and also that the BDP and BDA should be seperated vs stacked on top of each other?

If it doesn't matter i plan to put the preamp on top of the cd transport and the BDP on top of the BDA

Thanks in advance.

Derek

How much physical space do you have vertically in your cabinet? AC Infinity makes component fans you could separate the equipment with. The component fans are deeper than the BDP, but you can insert soft feet (like Isoacoustics, or Herbie's Tenderfeet) between components to make it work.

bcugk · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 Jan 2022, 12:39 pm »

a couple inches above and it is completely open on the sides.

heat really isn't a concern in my setup, i had found a thread from years ago where it was stated that the BDP and BDA sounded better separated but since there hasn't been anyone weighing in i'm taking it as audiofoolery and i'll stack as i see fit and what looks best/most erganomically.

The BDA-2 arrives today so i'll have a fun weekend rearranging and testing

Twiga · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 Jan 2022, 03:21 pm »

Quote from: bunkertoy on 13 Jan 2022, 09:13 pm

I'm not an expert, but I think its almost as good as separating with shelves and I'm sure it dissipates the heat. I was just trying to give you alternatives.
Cheers

My dealer suggested that I use them to dampen vibrations. Who knows? But I do love these inexpensive tweaks. Mind you, hockey pucks are a lot more expensive these days than they were when I was a kid.

vonnie123 · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 Jan 2022, 10:58 pm »

Quote from: bcugk on 14 Jan 2022, 12:39 pm

a couple inches above and it is completely open on the sides.

heat really isn't a concern in my setup, i had found a thread from years ago where it was stated that the BDP and BDA sounded better separated but since there hasn't been anyone weighing in i'm taking it as audiofoolery and i'll stack as i see fit and what looks best/most erganomically.

The BDA-2 arrives today so i'll have a fun weekend rearranging and testing

The BDP-1s don’t run nearly as warm as the BDP-2s. Not sure not long you’ve had your BDP-1, but if you have it open, it doesn’t hurt to plug and unplug the inner serial cable. Error code 09 happened twice on one of my BDP-1s. One of my BDP-1s was trouble free, the other required a couple of CF card refreshs, and cable reconnects. The error codes don’t pop up often, but they are time savers tracking down the trouble. I had a loose fuse in a BDP-2 that I bought used and the codes helped me track things down. Have fun with your tests.

http://support.bryston.com/downloads/BDP/BDP-error-codes-20140211.pdf

Pay attention to e-noise as your stacking components. My tubed headphone amp definitely did not like sitting too close to the BDP-2. Generated a hum at idle (volume didn’t matter).

bcugk · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 Jan 2022, 11:15 pm »

Thanks for that info

alexone · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 Jan 2022, 04:12 am »

...i found out that the BDP3 can get pretty hot if there is not enough space above of it.
I am a lucky owner of an 875 amplifier but i NEVER place anything above this amp...otherwise it can produce boiling heat

al.

bcugk · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 Jan 2022, 12:11 pm »

picture of the new arrangement.
sorry for the crappy picture it is perfectly level lol

vonnie123 · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 Jan 2022, 04:25 pm »

Looks great. Are you using any isolation footers between and underneath your components?

Isoacoustics (Orea) makes some nice ones (type of footer used is by component weight)