Based on feedback I thought this was important enough to post on it's own.
MEMO: To all Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award for Bryston CD Player
May 6th, 2008
Hi All,
Bryston is very pleased to announce that the BRYSTON BCD-1 CD Player has received the 2008 GOLDEN EAR AWARD from Absolute Sound Magazine.
Please see below comments by the reviewer Alan Taffel:
Bryston BCD-1 CD Player
$2,695.00
“In one important parameter, Bryston’s new CD-spinner reminds me of the original, legendary Linn Sondek LP12 turntable. Unlike other ‘tables of its era, the Sondek was able to unravel and present the most complex of musical passages in a relaxed, natural manner, allowing the listener to effortlessly hear everything going on. The BCD-1 pulls off this feat so well that the Linn analogy is inescapable.
However, this is where the similarities end. The early LP-12 was a highly colored device, whereas the Bryston boasts the neutrality and transparency for which the company’s analog electronics are justly famous. Yet the sound is never analytical; tonal warmth, dynamic nuance, and timbral veracity see to that. The Sondek was also shockingly pricey in its day. In contrast, the BCD-1 may well be the best value in the entire CD market. To be able to buy this level of construction--Bryston’s typical solidarity plus impeccable fit and finish--and sonic perform for approximately $2500 borders on the miraculous.
Over time, I predict the Bryston BCD-1 will prove to resemble the Linn Sondek in one other way; it will be recognized as a landmark product of the CD era.(Review forthcoming)”
Alan Taffel
