Bryston BDA-1 User Manual

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BRYSTON BDA-I

BDA–I EXTERNAL DAC

THE EVOLUTION CONTINUES

Bryston BDA-1 User Manual

Introducing THE BDA-1 EXTERNAL DAC

STATE-OF-THE-ART

The Bryston BDA-1 is a state-of-the-art external Stereo DAC (digital to analog converter) using fully discrete Class-A proprietary Bryston analog circuits, two independent linear power supplies and dual Crystal CS-4398 DAC chips. The BDA-1 features an impressive array of inputs for USB, COAX, OPTICAL, AES-EBU and BNC equipped digital devices. For audio outputs, the BDA-1 offers both balanced XLR as well as unbalanced RCA stereo connectors on the rear panel. The BDA-1 is RS-232 software upgradeable, making it the most flexible high performance DAC on the market.

BDA-1 FEATURES:

Dual 192K/24Bit Crystal DAC’s

Independent dual power supplies

Discrete Class A analog output stage

Oversampling

Synchronous upsampling (176.4K/192K)

Selectable upsampling feature

Independent analog and digital signal paths

Inputs: USB (1), COAX (2), OPTICAL (2), AES-EBU (1) BNC (2)

32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176, 192K sampling

16-24Bit PCM, 16Bit 32K-48K USB

Fully differential balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA stereo outputs

BRYSTON BDA-1 EXTERNAL DAC

Transformer-coupled SPDIF and AES EBU digital inputs

SPDIF COAX bypass loop output

RS-232 software upgrade

Optional remote control

Remote 12-volt trigger

Compatible with CD drives, sound cards, computers, music servers

Cosmetically matches Bryston C-Series BP26/ MPS2/BCD-1

JITTER REDUCTION

Jitter is a mistiming of data being moved from point A to point B in any synchronous digital system. Think of jitter as individual ticks on a clock—however each tick is not occurring at exact one-second intervals. Some are slightly less than a second and some are slightly longer, and they average out so that no actual time is being gained or lost over a large number of seconds. Jitter is the difference between the shortest and the longest second, and in digital audio systems this specification is usually measured in nanoseconds.

Both the frequency and the jitter characteristics of the system’s digital clock will affect the accuracy of reproduction. The frequency, if not accurate, can cause the pitch and speed of the music to change, and in some systems cause drop-outs if there is no data available.

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