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What new product or upgrade do you think Bryston should produce next?

DSP upgrade for SP1.7
14 (19.7%)
DVD video player/transport
6 (8.5%)
"Universal Player" (DVD Video, multi-channel DVD-Audio and perhaps also SACD)
11 (15.5%)
Stereo stand-alone CD/SACD player
7 (9.9%)
Stand-alone stereo DAC and/or stand-alone stereo CD transport
11 (15.5%)
A new pre-amp
5 (7%)
A new power-amp
2 (2.8%)
A new integrated amp
1 (1.4%)
Blue-laser video player (e.g. BluRay, HD-DVD)
5 (7%)
New design of home cinema processor (perhaps with > 7.1 audio channels)
4 (5.6%)
Integrated home cinema processor/multi-channel power amp
1 (1.4%)
5.1 channel pre-amp with no processing or DAC abilities
2 (2.8%)
Some other upgrade to an existing product (please specify)
2 (2.8%)

Total Members Voted: 71

Voting closed: 7 Feb 2005, 11:11 am

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KJ

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« Reply #80 on: 12 May 2005, 03:21 pm »
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We may release the new digital boards with the current software and as we go allow software upgrades to be downloaded as we develop them.

Will these downloadable upgrades be attached with a price tag?

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« Reply #81 on: 12 May 2005, 04:08 pm »
Good question.

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« Reply #82 on: 12 May 2005, 06:38 pm »
I do not think so at this point.

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« Reply #83 on: 12 May 2005, 08:25 pm »
James, any info on the new boards and the type input that it will have to enable it get these software upgrades.  Also, with regard to the SP 1.7 now that the BP 26 is out, do you foresee any possibility of a 1.7 with an upgraded power supply to make in the functional equivalent of a BP-26 in the 2 channel bypass mode?

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« Reply #84 on: 13 May 2005, 12:37 am »
HI,

I assume we will use the R232 input to load software but I will check with engineering on that one..
No the power supply on the SP1.7 will not change.

james

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« Reply #85 on: 24 Jun 2005, 01:02 am »
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Hi All,

We have been delayed on the software side - hopefully it will be sorted out by the end of May.

james


Hey Mike, James:
Some pretty hot days lately in NYC with the onset of Summer the other day. Any progress update you can offer (or not) on our favorite topic?

THanks in advance!

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« Reply #86 on: 24 Jun 2005, 01:40 pm »
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I assume we will use the R232 input to load software but I will check with engineering on that one..

Seeing as this thread seems to have come back to life anyway... did you get confirmation of the above, James?

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« Reply #87 on: 24 Jun 2005, 01:44 pm »
Hi

Yes we are working on allowing the software to be downloaded on the RS 232 input.

james

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« Reply #88 on: 24 Jun 2005, 10:40 pm »
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Hi All,

We have been delayed on the software side - hopefully it will be sorted out by the end of May.

james


Hey Mike, James:
Some pretty hot days lately in NYC with the onset of Summer the other day. Any progress update you can offer (or not) on our favorite topic?

THanks in advance!


Great! But what about the update?

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« Reply #89 on: 25 Jun 2005, 02:09 am »
Hi James,

Will the upgraded board fully balanced?

Thank you.

Levi

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« Reply #90 on: 25 Jun 2005, 02:16 am »
Just the 5.1 will be balanced.

james

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« Reply #91 on: 25 Jun 2005, 04:21 am »
How about a balanced analog input to complement the balanced output.  

Is it cost prohibitive to have true balanced design:?:

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« Reply #92 on: 25 Jun 2005, 02:45 pm »
Hi,

It is more a question of space because the SP1.7 is a 'true differencial balanced design' using 'discrete operational Class A amplifiers" ---NO IC's.

Balanced lines are beneficial in long runs so because most sources are close to the SP1.7 there is no advantage to balanced inputs.

james

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« Reply #93 on: 26 Jun 2005, 10:14 pm »
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Hi All,

We have been delayed on the software side - hopefully it will be sorted out by the end of May.

james


Hey Mike, James:
Some pretty hot days lately in NYC with the onset of Summer the other day. Any progress update you can offer (or not) on our favorite topic?

THanks in advance!


Great! But what about the update?


If you guys are finished asking specific questions, it would be great just to get an overall general progress update as to how the actual software/DSP upgrade is going?

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« Reply #94 on: 26 Jun 2005, 10:30 pm »
Shane and Dan are working with the new software now and I have prototypes at home I am assessing.

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« Reply #95 on: 27 Jun 2005, 02:07 am »
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Shane and Dan are working with the new software now and I have prototypes at home I am assessing.

james


Cool!
Thanks James.
Let  us know if you need some help!
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« Reply #96 on: 4 Jul 2005, 01:21 pm »
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Shane and Dan are working with the new software now and I have prototypes at home I am assessing.

Can you tell us what any of the new software features are, yet?

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« Reply #97 on: 4 Jul 2005, 02:30 pm »
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Shane and Dan are working with the new software now and I have prototypes at home I am assessing.

james


My SP1.7 is currently in for repair. I'd be happy to be a beta tester for the new software (as long as there's a way to drop back to the old version, as an at-home operation.)

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« Reply #98 on: 4 Jul 2005, 03:39 pm »
You broke it deliberately just so you could ask them that, didn't you?  :nono:

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« Reply #99 on: 6 Jul 2005, 08:15 pm »
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You broke it deliberately just so you could ask them that, didn't you?  :nono:


Well, seeing as I sent it in before I knew the software was ready, um...

I mean, If I was that prescient, do you think I'd be posting from Massachusetts, instead of the Carribean? I'd have bought up that Microsoft stock a few decades back, and...