[James Tanner]

Hello James. I apprciate your patience with certain attitdes. I do have a question regarding the Philips cd drives. If there is a future failure of the mechanism are these replacable with other alternative units? In otherwrds is it repairable? 

Hi,

Yes they are very repairable and we bought extra lasers as well to make sure they can be serviced well into the future.

james

[smargo]

James,it just goes to show how much misery they are in and don't even realize it
Sun's always shining,but their too busy  playing with useless mental garbage
I'd let him stay in his self created mental puzzle palace and see if they can find  their way back to their sandbox .

I've never heard of smeargo or what ever on here,so they must be a hidden guest,
ALWAYS HIDING,ALWAYS LURKING,TRYING TO UNLOAD THEIR MISERY,too funny.

drummermitchell (putz)  - i have a bcd1 and have had it for 1 year - its an amazing cd player and i have had many a great listening sessions with it - i misunderstood the comment - mr tanner was pertaining to the drive not the dac - i apologize!

no vindictiveness was intended - it was a honest mistake

i have responded here many times in the past - and i don't lurk around waiting to unload my misery on someone - although i wouldn't mind lurking around your comments so i could spew vindictiveness at you - especially

I have been listening to high end systems since 1994 and have recommended many bryston products to people and friends over the years - and will continue to do so!

smeargo to you

smargo to everyone else

[drummermitchell]

I must of struck a nerve,good.

[James Tanner]

James,it just goes to show how much misery they are in and don't even realize it
Sun's always shining,but their too busy  playing with useless mental garbage
I'd let him stay in his self created mental puzzle palace and see if they can find  their way back to their sandbox .

I've never heard of smeargo or what ever on here,so they must be a hidden guest,
ALWAYS HIDING,ALWAYS LURKING,TRYING TO UNLOAD THEIR MISERY,too funny.

drummermitchell (putz)  - i have a bcd1 and have had it for 1 year - its an amazing cd player and i have had many a great listening sessions with it - i misunderstood the comment - mr tanner was pertaining to the drive not the dac - i apologize!

no vindictiveness was intended - it was a honest mistake

i have responded here many times in the past - and i don't lurk around waiting to unload my misery on someone - although i wouldn't mind lurking around your comments so i could spew vindictiveness at you - especially

I have been listening to high end systems since 1994 and have recommended many bryston products to people and friends over the years - and will continue to do so!

smeargo to you

smargo to everyone else

Hi smargo

My appology as well for misunderstanding your "silly" reference.  I guess the old adage that there are no stupid questions just stupid answers applies to me.

james

[alexone]

Smargo,

then we all misunderstood each other!

so let's talk about hifi again...


al.

[math-geek]

Hi VOLKS,

Also any change in the future would just be a replacement drive change not a model change.

james

Your kidding me right - why wouldn't you make a change if you found a dac that is better then the one you have now - you never know - you know how things change - whats absolute - positively - inevitably changes - so don't make that silly statement

smargo

The two best forums in audio (IMO) are the Bryston Circle and the Dynaudio Owners forum.  What makes them great?  They generally lack "input" from the "Smargos" whom haunt the web looking to crash the party.

James, thank you for your generous input and responses, we all appreciate your instrumental role in this forum.

[redbook]

Yes, I too, would like to express my joy in finding such a great group fellow enthusists. To James; I say thanks for all your helpful input................redbok.

[redbook]

Geez, pardon my shameful spelling, first day with new brain  heh heh............

[nikon]

from another forum ...

42   Other Stuff / Audio Central / Re: Tubes are Too Liquid!!!!  on: 7 Mar 2007, 12:06 AM 

smargo: Two nasty response posts in only three pages to other members?  I see a trend here - kindly re-consider your tone in any discussion and stay out of this particular one 
 

John / TCG (Moderator / Audio Central) 

[smargo]

from another forum ...

42   Other Stuff / Audio Central / Re: Tubes are Too Liquid!!!!  on: 7 Mar 2007, 12:06 AM 

smargo: Two nasty response posts in only three pages to other members?  I see a trend here - kindly re-consider your tone in any discussion and stay out of this particular one 
 

John / TCG (Moderator / Audio Central) 

nikon - get a life!!!!!!!

[grsimmon]

Hi James;

I was wondering if Bryston had ever considered using the CD Pro 2M transport,  I think it's Phillips, during the development of the BCD-1?   (Or can that only be used for top loaders?.....)

Thanks, GR

[Mad Mr H]

Hi,

I work in the field in Audio Visual systems of all types......

CD mech repairs is a weekly job for me.

I don't deal with the Phillips drive in the BCD-1, but the following may be of interest to those that might worry about ANY cd player they buy.

The "CD Mechanism" is often made up of several sections. Tray,tray drive, cd spin motor, cd clamp mech, laser, laser drive, laser control.

Some sections are more mechanical - tray & tray open mech - These tend to get damaged by the heavy handed, when left open , small children & pets - You can't "Go fetch!" the CD draw !!!

To help maintain long life of the draw mech always use an open/close button, never leave open unless loading.

The laser section is both mechanical and electronic. The laser drive moves back and forth - CD's are recorded from the INSIDE towards the edge.
The laser has focus and intensity control - That may be news to some.

(Playing MP3's can reduce laser life - These always used to require higher intensity)

CD Spin motor - often a clicking heard from the player is an indication that this is in trouble.

NEVER play a CD with damaged center area, pick CD's up with your index finger in the center and your thumb on the edge, try and avoid fingers on top/bottom surface of CD. If you have to clean a cd wipe from center towards edge, NOT in a circular motion (you would create circular marks that confuse the laser!)

Very few domestic use players fail. Buy and be happy.

PS - Don't forget PHILIPS invented the CD

So as always you are in safe hands with Bryston / Philips BCD-1 combo.


The BCD-1 is on my Crimbo want list.........

[math-geek]

from another forum ...

42   Other Stuff / Audio Central / Re: Tubes are Too Liquid!!!!  on: 7 Mar 2007, 12:06 AM 

smargo: Two nasty response posts in only three pages to other members?  I see a trend here - kindly re-consider your tone in any discussion and stay out of this particular one 
 

Very kindly Smargo.  Please Leave.  BTW, don't let the door hit your A@$ on the way out!

John / TCG (Moderator / Audio Central) 

nikon - get a life!!!!!!!

[math-geek]

There is a mistake in my previous post.  The fourth line is my quote not John's. 

I sincerley apologize for any misunderstanding this may cause.  I just cannot tolerate rudeness in this otherwise exceptional forum.

I am a Dynaudio freak but I don't enter other forums and cut their products down.  For example, I am man enough to admit that there are many great sounding speakers out there but, Dynaudio is my preference.

Question Smargo, what is your associated equipment and experience?  Note:  If you have nothing useful to add to the topic then please don't expound on it.

You gentleman don't know much about me.  I am a college student at Western Michigan University majoring in mathematic and physics.  Though not a current Bryston owner thank you for you generosity in allowing me to contribute to this forum.  I am not here to dazzle anyone with tech. talk but to have a good time conversing about one of my favorite hobbies (#2 to girls ).  That though is a subject for another forum. aa

[werd]

You guys quit bugging smargo..... he came back an apologized for his misunderstanding with his post. It's very easy to come across incorrectly while posting. He claims to be a Bryston owner so it's not off-topic for him to be here. His original post wasnt even that bad. Everything i have seen here is baiting and trolling his original post.

[Phil A]

Yes - it is very easy to misunderstand things in a post or an E-Mail vs. in person.  I remember starting a job and having a real difficult time getting one of my benefits straightened out for a frw mos.  I sent follow-ups numerous times.  A person who came to work for me three mos. later had the same issue resolve in a week.  I sent another follow-up.  I got a response back that said "to the person who asks I resent it."  Obviously the person meant 're-sent.'  I read it as 'resent' (and could not figure out after all the time had passed why they resented me) and E-Mails followed up all the way to Sr. VP level (it was a good laugh afterwards).

[math-geek]

Since he apologized so will I.  

Thank you for being such a gentleman werd.

[rmurray]

Can a cd mechanism be replaced by another model if it goes totally bad? My Carey uses a Philips drive but I don't know which one,thanks   rmurray,

[James Tanner]

Can a cd mechanism be replaced by another model if it goes totally bad? My Carey uses a Philips drive but I don't know which one,thanks   rmurray,

It can assuming space and you would have to write all new software.

james