Bryston BCD 3 CD Player – Black

Here we have a high quality compact disc player from Canadian specialists Bryston. Our example of the BCD 3 is in good condition noting a couple of minor blemishes as can be viewed in the photographs and comes in original factory packaging, along with remote control, manual, mains cable plus our usual three month warranty.
Bryston Say….
Although high resolution digital downloads dominate the attention of audiophiles, many music lovers have hundreds or thousands of CDs that require the finest playback equipment to sound their best. Though universal disc players or DVD players can playback CDs, they certainly won’t resolve the full dynamic range and nuance the medium is capable of. Such players inherently compromise CD playback to support additional formats. The BCD-3 was engineered explicitly for the purpose of making your red book CDs sound amazing.
Digital audio read from the CD is sent to a dual-balanced DAC chipset where it is converted to analogue. The output stage is built with Bryston’s proprietary fully balanced class-A discrete operational amplifiers. A professional grade optical disc transport reads the discs, and an ultra-precise master clock synchronizes both. Zero jitter, superb linearity, and the best sound quality CDs have to offer are hallmarks of the new Bryston BCD-3. Connect the BCD-3 to your home network to control it with our web based user interface, or with a home automation system. You can also control it via IR with a Bryston BR-2 or universal remote control.
Features:
DACs and transport slave to single master clock for jitter free performance
Dual balanced AKM digital to analogue converters based on BDA-3 design.
Fully discrete class-A operational amplifiers form the analogue output section
Balanced XLR and single-ended RCA audio output
AES/EBU XLR and BNC S/PDIF digital audio output
Remote control via ethernet, USB, RS232, or IR
Specifications:
Output Voltage Balanced: 4.0 V; Single Ended: 2.0V
Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz; ± 0.1 dB
Noise: – 140 dB
IMD: ≤ 0.0003%
THD + Noise: 20 Hz- 20 kHz; ≤ 0.001%
Power Consumption at 120V/60Hz: Standby: 1.8 W; Idle: 11 W; Playing: 13 W
Weight: 4.0 kg
Dimensions: 483 (W) x 293 (D) x 85 (H) mm

To read a review from US magazine “The Absolute Sound!” please click here