Rega vs Burson Dac

Singleendedsingle,
I haven't heard the latest Rega...but your comments re/neutrality don't surprise me. Rega IMHO has never sounded neutral to my ears. They HAVE been remarkably consistant with their voicing though, to their credit.

The average consumer who hasn't dabbled in circuitry can't imagine the diversity/predictably so, of sound that one can 'engineer' into an audio piece...after experimentation, one can predict and create pretty reliably.
Kudos to Burson for such great gear for what most of us would seem to think is budget pricing.

Good listening,
Larry

I have heard both, and to my ears the Rega is by far the better DAC. The Burson did not impress me at all with red book CDs, but it was much better with hi-rez files. I only heard the Rega with regular CDs, and I find it to be the best I have heard so far (but have not heard that many).

On another comparison with the Bryston DAC, I also preferred the Rega by a significant margin. That audition was on a very revealing system that included Vandersteen Model 7, an expensive AR preamp and Bryston amps. The Rega was very close to good analog sound and was free of most digital artifacts. I borrowed the Rega for a couple of days, and my opinion has not changed. As with all digital electronics, make sure the unit is broken in and has been on for about a day before a serious audition. The Rega sounded a bit harsh when cold.

Vinyl,

I'm intrigued by your comment regarding Rega vs Bryston BDA. Did you consider the Rega "better" because it had a sound signature more to your liking, or were both along the same sound signature with the Rega being better? Did the other/s preferred the Rega as well? Was the Bryston also broken in?

The Bryston is very highly regarded and I'm seriously considering it, so would value your input.

Thanks!

Vynil,
Are you able to test the Rega (again) with hi-rez files this time? I would like to know.

Cheers!

I would like to know know you opinion. :D
FYI with the burson i used cd's and Flac music from my notebook.