[James Tanner]

Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 12:22 PM
To: Brian W Russell
Subject: Model T

Hi Brian,
 
I've spent a lot of the weekend enjoying the new speakers as I've been working around the house.  I'd classify them as a refined kick ass rock n' roll speaker!  These were definitely made for me. 

I wanted a big slim tower, given my space requirements and these fit excellent.  Any bigger would be a bit much, but smaller would be insignificant.  I find with most slim tower designs these days you need an additional sub to compensate for lack of bass.  So for the most part you might as well use bookshelves with a sub which defeats the purpose of a tower in my opinion.  These remind me a lot of my PSB Synchrony one's, in that they share titanium tweeters, which I love, as they aren’t too bright or dull.  I had Paradigm S8's, but that beryllium tweeter almost made my ears bleed.  Some times very pleasantly revealing, but for the most part far too much so.  The Synchrony one's bass is outstanding for their size, and the mid range is very refined, but the speaker sounded somewhat strained at high volumes. Given the size of that speaker I think it's phenomenal, and yet I wanted more.  These are it...... bigger, more bass, and a bit more lively....very pleased! 

The packing job of these speakers was absolutely outstanding!  I was really struck by the care and thought that went into the packaging, and the cloth bag is a very nice touch indeed.  I'm currently running them with an Anthem 225, I know the speakers can handle a lot more power, so I want to bring them to life more so.  I'll be looking at some Bryston gear for that, but I know your high end stuff gets very pricey, but apparently well worth it. 

I can tell you've got a good crew with you, I was very impressed with the way my emails were answered and the care that was taken.  I can see how shipping direct can be a real pain for you.  The company really shouldn't have to go to the length it did for one transaction, but very much appreciate the fact you did!  Too bad I couldn't just walk into a store here and by some Bryston gear, that it 'd be better for you and me, but unfortunately Thunder Bay doesn't have a Bryston dealer.  Marc Hallam in Ottawa is always great to deal with, so If I have to buy outside of the city, I usually look him up.
 
Thank you Sir, for a wonderful transaction, and a great pair of speakers!
 
Jan (Thunder Bay)

[James Tanner]

MEMO: To All Bryston Customers                                                                                             
SUBJECT: Bryston mini t Review – ‘sneak peak’

August 2013

Hi Folks,

Excellent review on the Bryston mini t speaker coming soon in the September/October issue of the French Magazine Son & Image – below is a sneak peak of the conclusion:

“VERDICT – BRYSTON ‘Mini T’ Loudspeaker:

It is useless to try to describe the sound of these Bryston Mini T loudspeakers, as they are perfectly comfortable no matter what type of we music choose to listen too.

It is instructive though to examine our reactions to the music the Mini T deliver to us. Where do these speakers take us?  What do they tell us about the artists that we thought we knew well?  The music that we thought we understood?  The talents of the Mini T provide this level of performance. Call it musical clarity, insight, and good design. Regardless, if this is the fundamental nature of all the speakers in the Bryston Model T series. This bodes well for the rest of the Bryston speaker range.

The Mini T’s introduce you to another musical vision, a vision on a huge soundstage where the image perfectly plays its role in the transmission of the message and the musical emotion.

Congratulations to James Tanner for his vision of music and congratulations to Bryston to be believed.

A benchmark in its class, the Mini T is easily comparable to speakers worth two or even three times the asking price.

Jan-Erik Nordoen,
Son & Image Magazine

[James Tanner]

Hi Folks,

Pic of the new 'Bryston TOW' ONWALL speaker mounted 




Has a magnetic grill as well - not shown.

[Samurai7595]

Hi Folks,

Pic of the new 'Bryston TOW' ONWALL speaker mounted 




Has a magnetic grill as well - not shown.

Very Nice!   

[bobNL]

Nice!

This one seems to have one of each.
How does the sound compare to the freestanding models?

Cheers
Bob

[James Tanner]

Nice!

This one seems to have one of each.
How does the sound compare to the freestanding models?

Cheers
Bob

Hi Bob

Its a great question and one of the reasons it has taken so long to develop the onwalls and inwalls. 

The main problem we found was that the Model T Series speakers are capable of tremendous dynamic range without compression and developing an onwall that would provide similar dynamic capability was more daunting than i originally thought.  We tried simple two way speakers and they could not keep up and also their dispersion was pitiful compared to the Model T's and Middle T' etc.

So we developed a new 3 inch midrange driver and decided to go with a true 3-way speaker  - this gave us the power handling and the dynamic output we needed to match the other Model T speakers.

One of the important issue when assembling a great surround audio system is making sure all the speakers (L.C.R.S.B.) all have very similar power handling and power response (dispersion) into the room.

james

[werd]

Hi Folks,

Pic of the new 'Bryston TOW' ONWALL speaker mounted 




Has a magnetic grill as well - not shown.

Really nice. The grills would look good over the bass driver only.

[Grit]

Very Nice!   

Meets Wife Approval Factor !! From those of us who are married, THANKS!

Quick question about surround speakers: Some speaker manufacturers produce a bipole/dipole speaker for surrounds. I personally have NO idea, experience, or opinion on which is better/more effective. But since you went to all this work to make on-wall and in-wall speakers, could you offer some insight on what you found when designing surrounds for the Bryston Model T line?

- Garrett

[James Tanner]

ANNOUNCING THE BRYSTON 'NEW' MODEL A SERIES SPEAKERS 



james

[mrhyfy]

James,,,hard to read the above item..couldn't find the write up on your website.  Can you share a bit with us about the new model A pls?

[James Tanner]

Hi

See if this is better or if not email me and I will send you PDF.

jamestanner@bryston.com

james

[JohnR]

Hi, this might help

[James Tanner]

Thanks John 

james

[JeffO]

James,

Do the new model A's have the same mid and tweeter as the model T's with just a smaller woofer?

[James Tanner]

James,

Do the new model A's have the same mid and tweeter as the model T's with just a smaller woofer?

Hi Jeff,

Correct - I did not want the A's vs the T's to be a 'better/best' decision - I wanted it to be an application decision not a quality decision.  So the Model A-1  will not go as deep or play as loud as a Model T but in all other aspects it is the same quality/performance approach.

james

[James Tanner]

From: David
Sent: August-28-13 1:08 PM
To: Chris Russell; James Tanner
Subject: Hearing Ghosts

Hi Chris and James: I simply had to send you another note on my ongoing use of the Model T.

Listening mostly to Internet radio (The Jazz Groove, 128 kbs), this struck me, once again, and more powerfully than ever. The difference between these speakers and any I have heard before is "presence." 

I'm listening to John Coltrane right now, and even with a degraded signal, I just can't help feeling he's in the room. I'm forced to look, to check - something like seeing, or this case hearing, a ghost, and I have to do a double take, to look up, and to quickly reestablish the line between reality and imagination.

The T, especially for me with so many of my favourite jazz artists now deceased, manages not simply to make recorded come alive, it has a way to raise the dead.

In short, the T is so good, it is downright scary.

Dave

[James Tanner]

Hi Folks,

We have a larger version of the Model T Out-Riggers available. 

The current Out-Riggers work well on the Model T and the Middle T but some have expressed the need for a much more substantial version of Out-Rigger for the Model T






James

[James Tanner]

Here's a shot of the XL Outriggers on my Model T's at home.







james

[95Dyna]

Hi James,

Great looking outriggers however what grabs my attention is that Harry James album in the bottom frame.  I think I have a copy of it.  Sheffield Labs, right?  I cleaned mine up and played it shorty after installing my new VPI Classic a couple years ago and it sounded stunning. 

[James Tanner]

Hi James,

Great looking outriggers however what grabs my attention is that Harry James album in the bottom frame.  I think I have a copy of it.  Sheffield Labs, right?  I cleaned mine up and played it shorty after installing my new VPI Classic a couple years ago and it sounded stunning. 

Correct - Harry James on Sheffield - Direct to Disc

james