A real performer
Written: Oct 17 '01
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Pros: Comes with 20 year warranty
Very durable design
Cons: NONE
The Bottom Line: Durable designed and built to last for 20 years or longer..coincidently as long as their warranty!
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| Digger's Full Review: Bryston 4B ST PRO Amplifier 2-Channel |
When my first receiver went on the blink(A Pioneer), I had to decide whether or not to go that route again, or go separate components..AMP PRE-AMP configuration. I also own an Arcam Alpha 7 integrated amp, but this was not enough power for my KEF loudspeakers. I needed something in the 150 Watt's per channel range, or more. Unfortunately this is hard to find in any integrated design.
So now I went on the hunt for a solid dependable performer. I considered many choices, some of them being Mark Levinson, Threshold, Classe Audio(Canadian), just to name a few. The biggest drawback for these choices, was their high price. I mean in retrospect they were two to three times as much as the Bryston! The Classe Audio was less. I researched Bryston and was actually lucky enough to go visit their assembly facility, which used to be in my home town but has since moved. What I saw impressed me very much! Basically this amp is handmade!! Not put together on an assembly line, but put together painstakingly by hand. They were testing the amp at every stage of it's design, only components of the highest grade were being used. NO junk used in these babies! Epoxy circuit boards, torodial transformers(one each for the left and right channel) After seeing all this professionalism, I was ready to buy!
Well I was not disappointed, the sound is nothing short of remarkable! When you have 250 Watt's per channel and a high current delivery design, you cant go wrong! Every sort of music sounded perfectly reproduced. Lows are thunderous and powerful, highs are sweet and clear. This amp just gives you that feeling of being completely in control of music! Your not worried about running out of steam no matter what source of music you put on. I personally leave the amp on day and night, the Bryston representative told me, that is a good idea. His reasoning was this, amps sound better when warm. No true audiofile will dispute this. The power consumption would be like burning a 100 watt light bulb. Not too bad. Another good reason, every time you turn that amp on, it draws power like you wouldn't believe! If the location where you plug in your amp, is shared with other appliances around the house, your going to be tripping circuits left and right. Trust me on this! I've had to make trips out to the garage many times when I turned it back on for some reason or another.
This amp comes with a 20 year warranty! Not to shabby huh! I've heard many people swear, that even if their amp was out of warranty, Bryston would repair it at no charge! Whether or not this true, remains to be seen.....?
If your in the market for a solid, long lasting amplifier..or preamp for that matter. And if your on a limited budget...meaning your not a wealthy lawyer or doctor. This may be just what your looking for.
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Amount Paid (US$): $2000.00
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Digger
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Location: Lumberton, TX
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