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Confused State of affairs: CD player
OP already dismissed that suggestion  
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
My bias would be the Bryston BDP-3, as that is the call I just made, but I just picked up the BDP-3 and haven’t had a chance to set it up yet, so check back with me in a few weeks.  I am hoping for synergy with the BDA-3 and that the unit as a who... 
Network player/streamer to feed NAD M51 DAC
Elac Discovery is in your price range, not sure if it has a DAC  
Confused State of affairs: CD player
I have a Bryston BDA-3 DAC and I output the DSD layer from SACD from my Oppo 105 via HDMI into the Bryston.  I love the Bryston and now use it as my sole DAC.   I would keep the Oppo, get the Bryston, and see what you can get in trade for the Vega  
Sticking with CD's for now
I used to have a Mytek Manhatten I which I am pretty sure had AES/EBUI would look at the Brooklyn to see if it has that input, and if so that is what I would get 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
Thanks for posting that, mgrifIn the past, I didn’t think that there was much difference between Bluesound as a transport when I compared it with my Oppo 105 and my MacAir using Audirvana + when all played into the same DAC.  They didn’t sound ide... 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
I haven’t picked up the BDP3-just got an email from the shop today saying it arrived.is the Tidal app on your computer, or on theBDP-2?  Or do you access it it as a direct link from Manic Moose?btw, Bryston has a users forum, you may want to scope... 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
Jonkay sorry to hear about your Bluesound problems.  Did you try a different streamer? 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
Puppy  I’ll be interested in your take on comparing the Manic Moose app versus the BlueOS.  I know that Bipolar Bison (sorry) is supposed to be a weak spot with the Bryston Players and I might be asking Austinbob above for suggestions when I get t... 
Chord Dave Replacement
How much is the least expensive dCS DAC? 
Is now a good time to buy a pre-owned DAC?
The devil is in the details...which DAC, what price, etc.  I bought a Mytek Manhatten I 3 years ago when it was under a year old for 80% of the original price and just sold it for about 55% of what I Paid and really enjoyed it for that time.  I co... 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
Uber, I don’t think a Vault is going to be big enough to hold his 6000 CD collection, unless he does MP3.  I think a NAS with a Node 2i will work better, especially since he can use the NAS with his Bryston.  Today I couldn’t get a peep out of Blu... 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
Puppy, my recommendation would be that if you have purchased just a Node 2i and are thinking about purchasing a Vault or Vault2i is don’t purchase the Vault but save that money for a NAS.  You can plug the NAS directly into the Bryston (I’m wonder... 
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
OPFor my sake, I am hoping that your Bryston experience is an outlier.  I use Ethernet so hopefully that will help.So Puppy, you say you purchased a Node 2i, but then you ask how long it will take to rip a CD to the Vault.  I am confused as to wha... 
Audirvana Plus vs Roon - High Sound Quality at Lower Cost?
I do run Audirvana on my PC.  However, I prefer not to use my PC in my Audio System, and that is why I use renderers instead of the PC with Audirvana.I have been using Bluesound, but recently I had a problem where I could not use it for a month.  ...