I agree with James and Grit, stashoo99. My BDP-2, running through a BDA-2 and SP3, has a marvelous soundstage, wonderful resolution, and great smoothness (very analog-like). I've not heard better sound in my system. I, too, found no break-in necessary. The BDP-2 is connected to the BDA-2 via a Bryston AES/EBU cable, and the BDA-2 is connected to analog inputs of the SP3 via Bryston balanced cables. I wonder if there's an issue with the sample you heard, as my BDP/BDA combo was immediately and dramatically better than my other sources, including SACD, DVD-A, and DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD Blu-ray concert discs via HDMI.
Rich
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Whiney Napa Valley
The means — Bryston SP3 | Bryston 6B-SST(C) - L/C/R; 4B-SST(C) - surrounds; 4B-SST(C) - rears | Bryston BDP-2 Digital Player; BDA-2 D/A Converter; Oppo BDP-105 | Paradigm Reference Signature S8 fronts; C5 center; ADP surrounds; S4 rears; two Velodyne DD15 subs | APC S20 | Pioneer Elite PRO-1130