Hi Everyone,
I am really excited to announce this open day, as I’m sure many of you will know but before opening HiFi Lounge a few months ago I was, and still am, a keen Bryston and PMC Speaker enthusiast and becoming a Bryston and PMC dealer has been a real privilege, especially as HiFi Lounge are part of Brystons select few dealers in the UK known as ‘Bryston Centre of Excellence’, so with PMC’s backing, for those who don’t already know distribute Bryston in the UK, it gives HiFi Lounge a real pleasure to announce, cue drum roll, The worlds first PMC and Bryston owners club meetup
The idea being that if you are an owner of Bryston or PMC, or hope to be in the future, then HiFi Lounge will host a regular owners club for enthusiasts of both brands, maybe twice a year where we will hope to showcase any new products from both Bryston and PMC, Basically I stole the idea from the many sports car clubs around the world who hold owners clubs for enthusiasts of certain marques, so I thought why not for 2 of my favourite HiFi Brands and as I have made a lot of friends since starting the Bryston and PMC Owners Threads on AVForums, as well as participating on AudioCircle, so I thought it would be great fun if we could all get together and celebrate the 2 brands that we all get so much enjoyment from.
The first meetup will have Tom Barron, PMC and Bryston’s UK sales representative, who I’m sure many of you already know, on hand to hold demonstrations and answer any questions and we will be focusing on the stunning new range of SE speakers from PMC, so we will have on demo the MB2 SE’s, which I have been informed are a different beast from the standard MB2i’s, not just in the finish and stands, but also in the sound quality as they have been built using all the know how that PMC have learned regarding speaker design over the last 20+ years. For a starter the SE’s have a re-designed mid range driver and considering that the original PMC mid is considered amongst, if not the best in the world then this I really can’t wait to hear. So if you don’t get the chance to go the Bristol Show to hear the SE range or would like to hear them in a more controlled environment then please do come along. Oh yeah, and we will be powering them from a pair of 1000 Watt Bryston 28B SST2’s
now I’ve been dreaming of a pair of 28’s for a few years now so I’m extremely excited by the prospect of having them at HiFi lounge
From Bryston, we will be focusing on the brand new B135 SST2 integrated amp, the BHA-1 Headphone amp, the BDP-2 media player and BDA-2 DAC, considering how amazing the pairing of the BDP-1 and BDA-1 were then again, this really is something to look forward to. The BDP-2 is definitely an interesting development on the BDP-1 with the ability to add an internal SSD drive and with extra system memory, improved power supply and Asynchronous USB DAC input it will certainly be interesting to hear if there are any improvements in sound quality, although I know James says they sound the same, I still can't wait to find out for myself, but if I’m honest it is the new DAC I’m really keen to hear as reports from owners on here are reporting a different sonic signature to the BDA-1, possibly a slightly richer, organic sounding DAC, so this I really can’t wait to hear.
So with the Bryston BDP-2/BDA-2 along with the SP3 going through the PMC MB2 SE’s powered by Bryston 28B SST2’s really is going to be something quite special and certainly not something that can be heard everyday. So if you are already or are aiming to be a Bryston or PMC owner shortly then put March 16th in your diary, jump on a plane if required
and head along to HiFi Lounge for what promises to be a fun day of music listening and maybe we’ll put a few movie clips on to show a full Bryston/PMC 5.1 reference cinema system in action.
We will have 3 demo rooms running, the downstairs room will have the new Bryston B135 SST2 running with a Bryston BDP-1/BDA-1 with the PMC twenty range, then in the headphone room we will have the BHA-1 setup with a BDP-1 and BDA-1 in a fully balanced configuration to create a truly reference headphone setup along with a selection of some of the best headphones around at the moment, from Grado, Sennheiser, HiFiMan and Audeze. Then in the third and main room we will have the PMC MB2 SE’s powered with the 1000 watt Bryton 28B SST2 mono blocks, the mighty Bryston SP3 processor and brand spanking new BDP-2 and BDA-2, it really is going to be PMC and Bryston Nirvana
We will also have special offers on March 16th only for any Bryston or PMC equipment bought on the day, please enquire for more details, and you never know, as Peter Thomas, the founder of PMC, only lives a couple of minutes away maybe he’ll pop in also.
Please see a list below of all the Bryston and PMC equipment we will have on demo on March 16th.
BrystonSP3 Processor
BDP-1
BDP-2
BDA-1
BDA-2
BHA-1
BCD-1
B135 SST2
4B SST2
7B SST2 x 2
28B SST2 x 2
PMC (Starting with the smallest)
Twenty.21’s
Twenty.22’s
Twenty.23’s
Twenty.24’s
Fact 3’s
Fact 8’s
Wafer 2’s
PB1i’s
CB6i
MB2 SE’s
PMC DS-001 Mono Block
Thanks for looking and hope to see as many of you as possible on March 16th for some Bryston & PMC fun.
Cheers,
Paul.
Please find a selection of pictures below on some of the goodies we will be showcasing, any excuse to post some Bryston/PMC pictures
Bryston
PMC Speakers New SE Range
