bryston b60 dac

cliffe fraser · « **on:** 14 Apr 2004, 09:00 pm »

I just got my b60 dac back from Bryston and have to say the sound is unreal .It starts with a marantz 67se that has been dampened and it sits on 3 cones of some kind,single cable to the b60 and then off to the 4bsst for speakers i use psb siveri`s and a sub7,anyhow lots more music coming through the pipe with the dac upgrade.

cliffe fraser · « **Reply #1 on:** 3 May 2004, 04:29 pm »

Are there any other b60 dac folks out there with things to say about the upgrade.For me it just gets better as i go through my music.

nicolasb · « **Reply #2 on:** 4 May 2004, 09:54 am »

Why are you using a B60DA rather than an SP25DA if the output's going to an exteral power amp?

cliffe fraser · « **Reply #3 on:** 4 May 2004, 03:53 pm »

First off nice Bagpuss pic,the way it started was i was using the b60 as is to drive PSB silverI speakers,all was welluntill i biamped with an old adcom ga555 and found it had alot more punch,then i changed to an old 4b(1985) and it was even better.I now have the new 4bsst but i do not biamp i just use the b60 as the preamp and a marantz cd67se as a transport it really does sound great.I also added the PSB sub7 and that has also added to the bottom end. cheers from canada cliffe

Don · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 Aug 2004, 03:06 am »

I share your appreciation of the B60da, recently had my amp upgraded and for this old vinyl junkie it has given me a new appreciation for digital music. I'm using an old Rotel ( 965 ) player and a modest Sony DVD player, both sound great.

I would be interest to know what further improvements one might see with a better quality transport, perhaps James Tanner could comment on this matter.

nicolasb · « **Reply #5 on:** 21 Aug 2004, 07:49 am »

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I would be interest to know what further improvements one might see with a better quality transport

If the jitter removal stage in the B60DA is doing its job properly, then virtually no improvement at all. The only real advantage to a high-end transport is lower jitter on the output. Even a very cheap system can usually read 1s and 0s off the disc correctly and send 1s and 0s without errors: the only difference is in the timing.

JarrettH · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 Aug 2004, 05:15 pm »

Quote from: cliffe fraser

I just got my b60 dac back from Bryston and have to say the sound is unreal .It starts with a marantz 67se that has been dampened and it sits on 3 cones of some kind,single cable to the b60 and then off to the 4bsst for speakers i use psb siveri`s and a sub7,anyhow lots more music coming through the pipe with the dac upgrade.

What did it cost, Cliffe?