[James Tanner]

Hi All,

Check out the September issue of Stereophile for a complete review on the SP2 (pg 49) and comments on the KEF/BRYSTON/TORUS room at the recent Stereophile SHow in Los Angeles.

james

[alpsy]

hi james,

is that error in the review where is says that the sp2 has bp26 running gear?

cheers,

julie

[MOZ]

I Julie,

What does the article says (not having stereophile here) ?
How do they compare the SP2 toward other pre ?

[alpsy]

Hi Moz,

They don't compare it with other pre's but in a nutshell they loved it, saying thats its 2ch performance is excellent as it's HT performance

Cheers,

Julie

[James Tanner]

hi james,

is that error in the review where is says that the sp2 has bp26 running gear?

cheers,

julie

Not a mistake - the SP2 and the BP26 have identical analog gain stages.

james

[James Tanner]

I Julie,

What does the article says (not having stereophile here) ?
How do they compare the SP2 toward other pre ?

The nice thing about the SP2 review in Stereophile was they really understood this is a State of the Art AUDIO product.

james

[MOZ]

I wish i could say the same with mine, but you still have it...
 

[alpsy]

hi james,

is that error in the review where is says that the sp2 has bp26 running gear?

cheers,

julie

Not a mistake - the SP2 and the BP26 have identical analog gain stages.

james

which is different to the BP25?

thanks again james

julie

[James Tanner]

I wish i could say the same with mine, but you still have it...
 

Hi MOZ,

I will try and find out today for what is up with your SP2.

james

[James Tanner]

I Julie,

What does the article says (not having stereophile here) ?
How do they compare the SP2 toward other pre ?

The nice thing about the SP2 review in Stereophile was they really understood this is a State of the Art AUDIO product.

james

Here is the link to the review on our website
http://www.bryston.ca/pdfs/SP2STEREOPHILE.pdf

james

[MOZ]

That would be nice, James, 4 months... it starts to be a long time awaiting !!!

[James Tanner]

hi james,

is that error in the review where is says that the sp2 has bp26 running gear?

cheers,

julie

Not a mistake - the SP2 and the BP26 have identical analog gain stages.

james

which is different to the BP25?

thanks again james

julie

The BP25 does not have the MPS-2 power supply.

james

[Jason Nugent]

James,

In the review, they claim that the alphanumeric display turns off after any control operation and that the LEDs are the only visual clues.  Mine doesn't turn off - it just dims down to a lower level.  Did Stereophile audition a different version of the SP2?

[James Tanner]

James,

In the review, they claim that the alphanumeric display turns off after any control operation and that the LEDs are the only visual clues.  Mine doesn't turn off - it just dims down to a lower level.  Did Stereophile audition a different version of the SP2?

Hi,

Yes the latest version of software justs dims.

james

[alpsy]

Hi James,

Let me start again ...

The article says that the SP2 "is fully equivalent in features and performance to their BP26 preamp".

I found this surprising because the SP2 came out sometime before the BP26 and always thought and sure that I have read that it has the BP25 preamp section. Thus, the reason for me asking if this was a typo?

Apologies if I caused any confusion in your previous response to my question.

Regards,

Julie

[James Tanner]

Hi James,

Let me start again ...

The article says that the SP2 "is fully equivalent in features and performance to their BP26 preamp".

I found this surprising because the SP2 came out sometime before the BP26 and always thought and sure that I have read that it has the BP25 preamp section. Thus, the reason for me asking if this was a typo?

Apologies if I caused any confusion in your previous response to my question.

Regards,

Julie

Hi Julie,

OK - let's be clear - the discrete Bryston Class A circuits are common to ALL our preamps and processors and have been for a number of years.

So performance is identical - features vary depending on which product.

Hope this helps.

james

[alpsy]

Roger that!

Thanks James

Julie

[sberaha]

James,

I don't mean to belabor this issue, but just so I understand, isn't it true that the BP-26 has better performance than the BP-25 or the SP-2, despite having the same pre-amp circuitry, due to the MPS-2 power supply?  I ask mainly because I have a BP-25, and have been thinking about upgrading to the MPS-2, as I understand the performance improvement is notable.  Is the SP-2 power supply equal in quality to the MPS-2, in terms of driving the pre-amp circuitry?

Thanks,
Stuart

[sikoniko]

I believe last night I had a similar issue to what Kal said he had happen. I was watching Sahara (HDDVD) on the 5.1 analog ports and every few minutes it would switch from analog to digital and I would hear what was coming through on my TV input. how do I set it to lock on the analog 5.1 when I am watching that source?

also, bad news. I did the FW update last night and I still get popping when changing channels on cable TV. it isn't as loud as it was, but definately still happens.

[James Tanner]

James,

I don't mean to belabor this issue, but just so I understand, isn't it true that the BP-26 has better performance than the BP-25 or the SP-2, despite having the same pre-amp circuitry, due to the MPS-2 power supply?  I ask mainly because I have a BP-25, and have been thinking about upgrading to the MPS-2, as I understand the performance improvement is notable.  Is the SP-2 power supply equal in quality to the MPS-2, in terms of driving the pre-amp circuitry?

Thanks,
Stuart

Hi Stuart,

Correct the MPS-2 used with the BP25 would be better than the older power supply used with the BP25.

james