[Laundrew]

It certainly looks like 2014 will be the year a turntable will be finally added to my audio Xanadu - who would of thought? Over the last few years, the "Beasties" have never failed to put a smile on this tired old face may they delicately feeding the JBLs or summoning an all consuming tempest. Naturally, I am considering a Bryston phone stage so for the members who owns one - what sold you on the BP 1.5? Most likely I will pick up the turntable first and then audition a few phono stages - it will be interesting to compare the TT to the Esoteric.

Be well...

[turnovertherecord]

I have the BP-25MC is what I settle on,amp is a 3BSST,speakers are FS-788,use OPPO 105 for digital

Had a C220 Mcintosh

Before that I had a BP-26P

Had a VPI classic

Than a Clearaudio Concept MM

Now I have a Clearaudio Concept MC

So I found that to beat the Clearaudio concept you have to spend lots more,I did not take that route

To beat the Bryston phono,it is a matter of taste,tube phono was nice,but in the end always come back to bryston

To sum up Bryston does it for me at my age 50 plus,simple to use

[alexone]

Laundrew,

the 1.5 is dead quiet. cemetary like...if you know what i mean

+ it has an outboard power supply
+ the fact that it is an all Bryston system

al.

[mkaiser]

Nope.

[Elizabeth]

Yes i own a Brystom BP 1.5 phono box.
I also own a decent Audio Research Sp-15 which has a nice three tube phono section in an otherwise all solid state two chassis preamp. (new $6,000 I paid $1,500)
And finally an Audio research PH-2 all balanced phono box solidstate (new $2,500 I paid $750)
They all are nice.
I use the Bryston all the time.
Clarity and a neutral sound. The Bryston wins.
Certainly other brands are out there.
If I had $6K to throw at a phono box I would buy a Manley Steelhead. No question.

Added: I use the Bryston with a Rega P5 and Benz Glider.
The Audio Research Sp-15 is with a Kuzma Stabi/Stogi S TT and Dynavector 17D3 cart
The Audio research PH-2 is with a Dual Golden One with a (25 years old) Dynavector Ruby23 cartridge.