Bryston BDA-3
Standalone DAC
AD/DA Converter$3,495Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- AD/DA Converter
- Description
- Standalone DAC
- Topology
- Discrete Class-A balanced analog output stage; separate PSUs for analog/digital sections
- Signal path
- Digital (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo
- Form factor
- Component chassis, 17" or 19" width x 3.4"H x 12"D, non-rack
- Connection
- USB, AES/EBU, S/PDIF, Toslink, HDMI; IR/RS232/IP/12V trigger control
- Sample rate (kHz)
- up to 384
- Bit depth
- 32
- DSP
- no
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1dB
- Back design
- 10 digital inputs, XLR/RCA analog outputs, control ports
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
Details
Controls: Front panel input select; IR remote
I/O: 10 digital inputs: 4x HDMI, 2x USB, AES/EBU, S/PDIF RCA, S/PDIF BNC, Toslink; analog outputs XLR (4V) and RCA (2V)
Notable use: Reference multi-input DAC; also supports DSD up to DSD-256
Notes: THD+N <0.002%; noise floor -134dB RCA/-140dB XLR. Price ($3495) was the launch-era target MSRP per press coverage - flagged as possibly dated; current dealer listings show ~$3995.