Hi James:
I am looking at purchasing a B-60R that is about 9 years old. Date code 9903.
It has four sets of RCA inputs as well as the tape loop jacks and the pre / power jacks with jumpers in situ. No phono section is present.
Questions:
If used later as just a power amp is the gain the same as that in a 9B or 5BST using RCA connections?
Could this unit be upgraded to a have the DAC?
If so is it only a coaxial SPDIF input?
This unit would be for an office system. Speakers would be nearfield Paradigm Studio Reference 20's (version 2) - "orphaned" from my HT setup. At nights and when baby comes the headphone jack will be very useful. I think the relatively small footprint is also a bonus.
Being in my office with my computer which is also my music server for the Squeezebox I would love to be able use a Bryston DAC. While my computer has a coaxial SPDIF out, the ideal I think would be to use a USB connection.
So I guess this is another request for a USB input for the DAC option. I think Bryston could do well with the B60DA in office / den systems where computer based music could be directly accessed.
thanks
Alex
