Mentioned this a week ago in the BCD-3 thread but thought it should have a thread of its own as it is a testament to Bryston’s on going support by standing behind their products and our investment.
Well my BCD-1 is 10 years old this month,
I picked it up new in June 2008 ... a few weeks after it left the assembly line and it hasn’t been smooth sailing … I had on going issues from the get go...I was patient though as the BCD-1 was Bryston’s first foray into something that also had moving parts and as not everyone reported problems I gave them the benefit of the doubt...... first was the weird pop and static like random noises like a stylus encountering a speck of dust… which was at first attributed to static electricity, dirty discs and of course gremlins as it was sent into Bryston a few times but no fault found
…(James also kindly offered to lend me his own BCD-1 at one point by driving down to TO...a 300km round trip..couldn't have that though...for a CD player ???
).... only when the BCD-1 got to point where it wouldn’t play any disc without the infliction rearing its head in nastier ways was the problem finally diagnosed and corrected with a new loader (drive).
The inscription on the display also decided to give up the ghost at one point…again taken care of….the remote was also exchanged .
What also plagued my BCD-1 forever was that sometimes it would decide to never give back my disc..
…with some unplugging, multiple button pushing…might also get a little temperamental and declare “error” but would finally give in…to make matters worst is that sometimes it wouldn’t pause between opening and closing… so that one would need to time the disc insertion and removal in quick and unfaltering fashion….lol.
And of course whenever I gave a quick call to Mike at Bryston my BCD-1 would stop misbehaving…guess it didn’t like traveling…. or didn’t like being man handled by couriers .
Too bad because a few weeks ago it wouldn’t let me play one disc without getting moody…so another call to Mike and up she went… a week later back safe and sound with the front panel (the one containing all the front buttons) replaced which appeared to eliminate all the current error and loading issues
Well happy to say for the first time I can remember we get to celebrate its 10th anniversary trouble free…it’s only been a week but so far no funny noises, errors, weird tray functions or button problems….just music!
Ok so my BCD-1 has been problematic, …but bear in mind the BCD-1 was only problematic mostly with the 3rd party parts needed for assembly (the drive and display etc)....let's chalk it up to growing pains....anyway here we are ten years later (or seven years after the warranty supposedly expired
) and Bryston still had my back….
Thanks Guys……hopefully….“BCD-1” will now behave till whenever.