The Bryston BR-20 merges our newly designed, best ever fully balanced analog preamp architecture with the award-winning digital to analog conversion (DAC) and built-in streaming borrowed from our well regarded BDP series. The BR-20 is the ultimate audiophile hub, including the features and connectivity to accommodate the demands of the modern audiophile. From our best ever built-in headphone amplifier to optional phono inputs for vinyl collectors and 4K HDMI inputs for DSD playback and A/V connectivity, the BR-20 has been engineered to work with nearly any source. Bryston’s innovative analog circuitry designed specifically for the BR-20 preamplifier has yielded the lowest noise and distortion measurements in the 40-plus year history of the Bryston brand. For the music enthusiast, this means more lifelike performances, more detail, and more dimensionality from the recordings you love. The BR-20 comes with the BR-4 remote plus RS232 and network connectivity for limitless control options..

Features

• 2 ea. Balanced and Single Ended Inputs
• 2 ea. Balanced Outputs
• All New fully discrete Class A analog circuitry
• Independent power supply for analog and digital circuits.
• Relay switching on all inputs
• Software control and balanced action volume control
• Included high-res DAC up to PCM 384 kHz / 32 bit and DSD x 4
• Digital Inputs include 2 ea. AES/EBU, TOSLINK, S/PDIF (RCA) and 1 ea. USB
• Included high resolution streamer plays back virtually any file format at native resolution.
• Control entire system using intuitive webUI on a smartphone, tablet, or computer.
• Low Z Headphone amplifier is a dedicated headphone circuit capable of powering even very difficult to drive headphones.

Options

• Silver or black faceplate
• 17” or 19” faceplate (non-rack mountable)
• Internal 4 input, 1 output HDMI card is 4K HDR compatible. Can also receive DSD over HDMI
• Internal MM Phono Stage (replaces 1 RCA analog input)

Final Specs TBD