The Long-Term Investment in a Bryston Amplifier - SoundStage! Talks (June 2020)

[@suphiturker2948]

I have owned the 4B ST amplifier and the BP5 preamplifier for nearly 30 years and they still sound great! I agree that service is definitely 5 stars!!! Thank you for building a product that actually lasts!

[@gbaby183]

I thought that was a great interview. Bryston is the best audio company in existence and in the video, James and Gary exhibit a raw credibility exuding with honesty. Since, my Bryston SP3, all my audio components have been by Bryston. Their products are state of the art and their customer service is second to none.

[@soundstagenetwork]

Great to hear!

[@aaronschen9896]

These are guys that care about what they make, and more importantly care about their customers.

[@MrRexdale71]

I've had a lot of different audio equipment in the last 25 years, but I always seem to come back to Bryston in the end. Fantastic company with excellent products. Service is second to none. A lot of high-end companies give you a bare minimum warranty and then don't want to know you if there's a problem. As far as Bryston is concerned, they treat everyone the same wether it's a brand new unit that you just purchased,or something that's 30 years old.

[@raffiequler7510]

NAD has great product support and they will repair their amps for very little money. I had great experience with NAD service center in Canada.

[@redbuzz6677]

I’d love to see more Bryston content on KZbin.

[@pala23mj]

Same. Would love some information on the new BR-20

[@mikedisher30]

It’s definitely on the bucket, I’d rather have this then a corvette. If I had the cash I would buy 2x bridge it too 2x mono block, nothing would touch it, not even mcintosh, mind you there amps are nice, but for the money Bryston is the way too go 😎👍👍

[@VideoArchiveGuy]

Remember, the most important thing about any warranty is the company needs to be AROUND for twenty years. Many brands have been purchased over time and though they are still on the market, they don't necessarily honor warranties on products made by the "old" company. For example, Wadia sold off all their repair parts for pre-Fine Sounds models, so though the warranty still existed, they had no parts with which to repair anything. Likewise companies like LG often lack display panels to fix TVs still in warranty and can only offer money towards a newer model. Bryston is a class act and has been around forever, but don't be blinded by warranty length alone.

[@analogaudiorules1724]

They're used all around the world, and there is plenty real hifi nuts out there who buy their products.... they'll be around. Even if they won't, you'll have the amp till the day you die "unless you don't feed it conditioned power"

[@herrtrigger7220]

@@analogaudiorules1724 I hate to ask but- are you saying owners should or should not feed them conditioned power? You have quite an ambiguous caveat quote there at the end with 'unless you do not'.

[@davec8682]

@@analogaudiorules1724 powerpac 300 manual says not to use, no need for power conditioning because its built in...

[@Kmn55650]

I have a 2.5B3. Outstanding amp! Upgraded from an older 4B. The 4B was also very good, but they've improved the overall detail, clarity and soundstage with the new cube amps. It sounds great!

[@pala23mj]

What pre amp are you using? I also have a 2.5B3

[@Kmn55650]

@@pala23mj I bought a used Bryston BP-16 around 8 years ago. It sounds great! No onboard DAC or phono preamp. I use a Parks Audio tube phono preamp and an Arcam iRDAC II. Both sound pretty good too. I also use a Bryston Bit 15 to power it all, and it does make a slight difference in clarity. Hope that helps!

[@tms372]

These guys really give me confinence in Bryston gear.

[@analogaudiorules1724]

Bryston is literally the greatest amplifier company in the world. 20 year warrenty, 0.005 thd great dampening factor, great imaging... you just can't beat them, why buy anything else... Only thing i wish they would do is make a 100 percent fully analog receiver with vu meters.... I'd be all over that.

[@michaela.5363]

I picked up a 4B3 - that thing is a beast

[@frederickbailey7786]

great interview ....35 years of audio equipment my bryston 4bst2 ....in my pride njoy

[@n.lyndley.9889]

Roger Sanders of Sanders Sound Systems praises Bryson amplifiers - that’s should be good enough for almost anyone!

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

I really fancy getting a vintage 7b and 26 pre amp for a 2nd system. My mate uses Bryston power in his commercial recording studio to drive substantial in wall main monitors and the hit is more addictive than crack.

[@RonRivet]

Just bought a good used 4B SST pro that was serviced and updated by Bryton last year. :)

[@chrisrud5158]

Top gear, top company, and overall rare in the world of audio these days. My next amp will be a 4B3 or the 7B3's. Oh and, nice call on the Bill Mackay album . . . good stuff!

[@johnshaw359]

The company "tries to destroy their amps before they leave the factory", if they survive they then sell them. What a company. I have a 4bsst. Oddly absent from KZbin when it comes to reviews, perhaps their reputation means it's not needed.

[@roofermarc1]

Only interested in the 28b3. Hopefully soon they'll make a newer model and I can find a used pair of them. They're pretty slim on the used market has been my experience!

[@Waitaminutesilly]

Bryston and Maggies are match made in heaven!

[@Bartmanblues]

Great interview!

[@soundstagenetwork]

Thank you!

[@soundstagenetwork]

And we agree about their customer service. Legendary.

[@joeb4349]

What ! No discussion of the 28B3?

[@joseantoniosuarez5753]

I love your products a lot, I wish I can buy one of your products soon. Unfortunately is almost imposible to find a good second hand good deal of your products in Europe but I will keep on searching. My magnepan are really looking forward to meeting a lovely partner. A big hug.

[@xsamitt]

I have the 28b3.......it's my end game amps!

[@lovitz69]

Any chance we will see a 3 Channel 4B3 ?

[@jitrapornpha5104]

Bryston sp3 .I have one . I thought it sounded better than the accursed trinnov I heard in a dedicated Atmos room

[@pala23mj]

I currently own a 2.5B 3 any benefits of purchasing one more and using them in mono??

[@xsamitt]

Did you get the second one after? How did it work out!

[@pala23mj]

Unfortunately I didn’t get a second 2.5b3 but what I did do was…… I purchased a 4b3 and for what ever reason it didn’t sound good in my system. I sold it and stayed with my original set up. One 2.5b3 and bp26 Bryston pre.

[@xsamitt]

@@pala23mj I have the same preamp.I will be staying with Bryston!

[@pala23mj]

@@xsamitt very nice! It’s a rock solid combo!!

[@xsamitt]

@@pala23mj I have tried other gear.....but kept returning to Bryston.....So i am done with (Other ) gear now....After all....I just wanted to focus on music which is what it's supposed to be about!

[@fredbissnette3104]

I've never heard quieter amps at idle ever

[@herrtrigger7220]

So the 4B and 3B models are not balanced all the way through? I thought Stereophile said the 4BSST (and the Cube series) were non-inverting from input to output, doesn't that mean balanced all the way?

[@kevtn8]

No they ( Stereophile) are just referring to the phase of the amp.

[@kevtn8]

All their amps are fully balanced... Right down to individual transformers for each channel.

[@danielesbordone1871]

When you buy a Bryston , you know you're buying a quality product. They're not cheap , but when you look at some of the more popular brands , you see that they're not that expensive either.

[@jonm7547]

I live in Melbourne Australia and bought a ‘new’ Bryston 4B3 amplifier - bought from a local authorised shop a ‘demo’ unit, based on the tag it is a 2017 manufactured model. I was ecstatic when listening to it. Unfortunately it just failed this Friday @16.00 , after just two weeks of light use, inexplicably! I’ll take it this Monday to the authorised local repairer , but I could still not understand how such unit from such a reputable brand can fail after so little use ? It is under warranty after just few weeks after the puchasing, however now I am wondering how the 20 years warranty works here in Australia , as there is no mention of it in the receipt ? I hope the required parts are available locally (there is a Bryston branch here as I understand)… I must admit I am quite disappointed as I paid quite a lot of money for this amplifier.

[@soundstagenetwork]

That is unfortunate! However, we never seen Bryston let anyone down in terms of service. In fact, we've had amps repaired by them that are almost 40 years old -- and parts weren't a problem. We are sure that you will be able to get it fixed. If there's a problem, post here.

[@jonm7547]

I dropped the Bryston for repairs at the authorised repairer here in Melbourne yesterday, and I was told that they will not even look at it for the next 2…3 weeks , as they are too busy! Not first good signs. As for Bryston themselves, I sent a message via their customer support page , but no reply yet. I’ll keep you informed how this repair will go.

[@jonm7547]

My Bryston still not back from the local authorised repairer. Latest feedback is that it may take more than 4 more weeks to receive the parts from Canada ! I really could not understand how is something like this even possible from a supposedly reputable company with such good reviews !? Does Bryston know that their products are sold to people outside North America? I thought warranty also involves a quick turnaround…

[@soundstagenetwork]

@@jonm7547 We are going to forward this thread to Bryston. The company is excellent for service, so there is likely a reason. One thing to take into account is the parts-shortage problem plaguing every manufacturer. Maybe that factors in. But we're passing this on and hopefully they can reply here.

[@soundstagenetwork]

@@jonm7547 As promised below, we sent your concern to Bryston by pointing them to this thread. Bryston's CEO, James Tanner, does not have a KZbin account, but gave us this to reply to you online: "Sorry Jon you are having issues, but the parts shortage has really affected our ability to send parts to distributors for repairs etc. I will send your comments to our distributor and ask him to get in touch." Hopefully it'll work out. Bryston's very good for service -- we know through experience.

[@brownbegan6396]

That's my name

[@akhtarizod5802]

SN ratio above 95db is irrelevant, human hearing limitations, indistinguishable beyond 95db , same with total harmonic distortion, anything beyond 0.01% human ear cannot detect, same thing with dumping factor anything above 100 waste of money, matter of fact. In Some cases very high demping factor an indication of excessive feedback and it effects negativity to the sound signature of an amplifier. these are all selling gimmicks and bragging rights for manufacturer !!