I'm thinking of getting a Bryston SP1.7 or a used SP1. The price of a used SP1 is very attractive. Plus, I'm not big on all the different surround modes and I will only have 5 speakers for the foreseeable future so 7.1 is pretty useless. Is there any reason why I should consider the SP1.7 over the SP1? One spec I'm concerned about is the ability of the SP1.7 to do 24bit/96Khz D to A conversion whereas the SP1 does 24bit/48Khz. I do not listen to DVD music. I do not own any SACDs. Should I care about that specification? Honestly, I don't even know the difference between 24 this or 192 that. How does that specification directly affect sound quality.. which is all I really care about.
Thanks!
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