Bryston now has a BIT

alexone · « **Reply #120 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 08:12 am »

James,

are the BIT units available or are they discontinued?

al.

James Tanner · « **Reply #121 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 09:22 am »

Hi Al,

We are going to go ahead with the Bit.

james

1ZIP · « **Reply #122 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 04:16 pm »

Oh great!

servingko · « **Reply #123 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 04:26 pm »

Will this include the ability to purchase a faceplate for my current Torus unit? It is the shorter RM15 - 3.8" including feet and 3.5" without feet if I recall correctly - the two rack space version.

James Tanner · « **Reply #124 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 04:32 pm »

Hi,

We are only going to do the 5 amp, 15 amp and 20 amp-(balanced and single ended units) and the Wall Mount 60 and 100 amp units.

james

servingko · « **Reply #125 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 04:59 pm »

So will the BIT 15 be manufactured in the 2 rack or 3 rack space version?

James Tanner · « **Reply #126 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 05:05 pm »

Quote from: servingko on 2 Feb 2011, 04:59 pm

So will the BIT 15 be manufactured in the 2 rack or 3 rack space version?

The 5 and 15 will be 2 rack and the 20 will be 3 rack.

james

Ozi · « **Reply #127 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 05:37 pm »

Hi James,

nice news.
Do you already have prices and would be 220V BIT version available for Europe?

thanks,
oz.

James Tanner · « **Reply #128 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 05:48 pm »

Quote from: Ozi on 2 Feb 2011, 05:37 pm

Hi James,

nice news.
Do you already have prices and would be 220V BIT version available for Europe?

thanks,
oz.

Hi OZ,

Not yet as we are still haggling over pricing but within this month we should be up and running.

james

Ozi · « **Reply #129 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 07:55 pm »

Thank you James.
I hope it would be available in 220V version for Europe, right?

thanks,
oz.

James Tanner · « **Reply #130 on:** 2 Feb 2011, 07:59 pm »

Quote from: Ozi on 2 Feb 2011, 07:55 pm

Thank you James.
I hope it would be available in 220V version for Europe, right?

thanks,
oz.

Yes we would have a 230 volt version.

james

guilford · « **Reply #131 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 02:46 am »

I was looking at the various Torus models today, and I noticed that the 20 amp models are much heavier than the 15 amp models. If you look at the 5, 10, and 15 amp models, each larger model is roughly ten pounds heavier than the next smaller model. For example, the 10 amp is about 35 pounds and the 15 amp is about 45 pounds. And then suddenly the 20 amp is 90-something pounds, fully twice as heavy as the 15 amp model.

Is the 20 amp just a completely different beast than the lower powered models? Is there some kind of significant performance difference between it an the lower models? If I only have a 15 amp line run to my audio system, is there any reason to prefer the 20 amp unit (with the appropriate 15 amp to 20 amp power cord, obviously)? Thanks for helping satisfy my curiosity!

James Tanner · « **Reply #132 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 10:24 am »

Hi guilford

Yes the 20 amp unit has a much larger isolation transformer.

james

guilford · « **Reply #133 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 02:46 pm »

Sorry for being uninformed on this topic, but does the much larger isolation transformer in the 20 amp bit provide any kind of benefit if I only have a standard 15 amp line feeding the bit? Or if my line is only 15 amps, is it pointless to get anything larger than the 15 amp bit? I don't want to spend money I don't need to if the 15 amp is all I really need, but I'd consider spending a little more for the 20 amp if there is a practical, real-world benefit from it.

For what it's worth, I have a 4BSST2, BP26, BDA1, and maybe a BDP1 that would be hooked up to the bit. Thanks!

James Tanner · « **Reply #134 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 03:16 pm »

Quote from: guilford on 18 Feb 2011, 02:46 pm

Sorry for being uninformed on this topic, but does the much larger isolation transformer in the 20 amp bit provide any kind of benefit if I only have a standard 15 amp line feeding the bit? Or if my line is only 15 amps, is it pointless to get anything larger than the 15 amp bit? I don't want to spend money I don't need to if the 15 amp is all I really need, but I'd consider spending a little more for the 20 amp if there is a practical, real-world benefit from it.

For what it's worth, I have a 4BSST2, BP26, BDA1, and maybe a BDP1 that would be hooked up to the bit. Thanks!

Hi,

No benefit.

james

Mag · « **Reply #135 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 10:57 pm »

What exactly does a BIT do?

drummermitchell · « **Reply #136 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 11:08 pm »

A bit more

,couldn't resist.

James Tanner · « **Reply #137 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 11:20 pm »

Quote from: Mag on 18 Feb 2011, 10:57 pm

What exactly does a BIT do?

A Torus in sheeps clothing

james

jaxwired · « **Reply #138 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 02:26 am »

Bloody hell! I thought these were a no go. I just bought something else!

1ZIP · « **Reply #139 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 02:53 am »

Quote from: jaxwired on 23 Feb 2011, 02:26 am

Bloody hell! I thought these were a no go. I just bought something else!

Don't feel alone, I just bought a Torus. But then it's black, like the rest of the gear, and sits in a cabinet, mostly out of sight...so who cares, it's just a faceplate difference.