[Fsonicsmith]

I am about to go to a local bricks and mortar high-end shop, one that I have a good relationship with, and borrow a BDP-1 to try and hopefully buy. I've been involved as a consumer in high-end audio for 25 years. I know the pitfalls. For the last three years, I have dived deeply back into analogue and love my two turntables. I can be happy with vinyl. Vinyl is easy. Fundamental formats have their virtues, certainty being one of them. That said, I obviously feel the need to see what fun can be had with high rez and the BDP-1. With each new chip, DACs are evolving. High Rez recordings are in a state of flux, and the manner in which new material will be recorded three or five years from now is unknown. So my question is; does anyone have insight into what is around the next corner in the way of high rez audio playback and if things change, to what extent is the BDP-1 likely to become an expensive paper weight? Does Bryston have a way to update the BDP-1 if formats or software or connectivity change significantly (I suspect the answer is yes to software and formats, and no to connectivity)? I THINK the answer might be that the beauty of the BDP-1 is that it is largely future proof, with the main victim of obsolescence being the DAC, but I don't know.

[James Tanner]

I am about to go to a local bricks and mortar high-end shop, one that I have a good relationship with, and borrow a BDP-1 to try and hopefully buy. I've been involved as a consumer in high-end audio for 25 years. I know the pitfalls. For the last three years, I have dived deeply back into analogue and love my two turntables. I can be happy with vinyl. Vinyl is easy. Fundamental formats have their virtues, certainty being one of them. That said, I obviously feel the need to see what fun can be had with high rez and the BDP-1. With each new chip, DACs are evolving. High Rez recordings are in a state of flux, and the manner in which new material will be recorded three or five years from now is unknown. So my question is; does anyone have insight into what is around the next corner in the way of high rez audio playback and if things change, to what extent is the BDP-1 likely to become an expensive paper weight? Does Bryston have a way to update the BDP-1 if formats or software or connectivity change significantly (I suspect the answer is yes to software and formats, and no to connectivity)? I THINK the answer might be that the beauty of the BDP-1 is that it is largely future proof, with the main victim of obsolescence being the DAC, but I don't know.

Good questions and probably no easy answers. The DACs are changing and I think that is one good reason to keep our BDA-1 separate from the BDP-1. From what I can see the ability to play high resolution files in the current FLAC, WAVE, and AIFF will probably remain intact but the functionality of the playback system may change.

james

[SHV]

If you have a modest sized or greater collection of CDs, then the BDP-1 is worth the price.  HiRez is just icing on the cake.  I had been looking at "going digital" with a Mini Mac type solution but I didn't want the hassle of of dealing with setting it up.  The BDP-1 is plug and play.  After ripping my CDs, the ease of use and versatility of the BDP-1/I-Pad combo for music organization and play back is swell worth $2100 for the BDP.

As far a "future proof", by design, it is no different than my "obsolete" 10 year old Marantz CD player, that is now connected to the BDA and functions as a transport.

Steve

[Fsonicsmith]

If you have a modest sized or greater collection of CDs, then the BDP-1 is worth the price.  HiRez is just icing on the cake.  I had been looking at "going digital" with a Mini Mac type solution but I didn't want the hassle of of dealing with setting it up.  The BDP-1 is plug and play.  After ripping my CDs, the ease of use and versatility of the BDP-1/I-Pad combo for music organization and play back is swell worth $2100 for the BDP.

Thanks for your response Steve. But, if convenience was my goal, I would not be in love with vinyl  It's SQ that I am after. As someone posted and quoted elsewhere here in the Bryston forum, Neil Young put it very eloquently;

A MESSAGE FROM NEIL YOUNG
May 17, 2011
2012 will be the year that record companies release High Resolution Audio. This is huge for our industry. Since the advent of the CD, listeners have been deprived of the full experience of listening. With the introduction of MP3s via online music services, listeners were further deprived.
The spirituality and soul of music is truly found when the sound engulfs you and that is just what 2012 will bring. It is a physical thing, a relief that you feel when you finally hear music the way artists and producers did when they created it in the studio. The sound engulfs you and your senses open up allowing you to truly feel the deep emotion in the music of some of our finest artists. From Frank Sinatra to the Black Keys, the feeling is there. This is what recording companies were born to give you and in 2012 they will deliver.
-- Neil Young

That is what I am after.

[SHV]

At the level of sound reproduction equipment that people have  that are involved on this forum, the SQ is in the ears/brain of the beholder and not the physics of the electronics.  Of the five or so analog or digital sources that I have in my system, I think that the BDP-1 has the best SQ but that isn't very hard data for you. The best thing would be to get a loaner and evaluate.  As far a future proof, unlike my Hi-Def analog or HD-DVD video machines, the BDP-1 isn't going to be orphaned.

Steve

[Rclark]

If you have a modest sized or greater collection of CDs, then the BDP-1 is worth the price.  HiRez is just icing on the cake.  I had been looking at "going digital" with a Mini Mac type solution but I didn't want the hassle of of dealing with setting it up.  The BDP-1 is plug and play.  After ripping my CDs, the ease of use and versatility of the BDP-1/I-Pad combo for music organization and play back is swell worth $2100 for the BDP.

As far a "future proof", by design, it is no different than my "obsolete" 10 year old Marantz CD player, that is now connected to the BDA and functions as a transport.

Steve

I hate to ask this but I have to plot where my pennies go carefully. Is that 2100 out the door?

[Diamond Dog]

I hate to ask this but I have to plot where my pennies go carefully. Is that 2100 out the door?

$ 2195.00 MSRP

D.D.

[Rclark]

Ah. Ok thank you.