Wow, what a trip down memory lane. Thank you for that!
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Thank you for the journey
...…My set-up is still relatively unchanged, the same Dynaudio Special 25s although I’ve managed to add a 127” retractable projection system in my very modest sized multi-purpose room and along the way downsized from the 4BSST to a 3BSST2….and the DSP base management incorporated in the Velodyne DD12 was a god send in correcting room anomalies.
Recently though I’ve been pondering if I even need a 5.1 set-up and hence my direct interest in this “Upgrade dilemma B3-SST2 & pre-power” thread although the Emotiva XSP-1 Gen2 (replaced my BP25P) is a rather capable pre-amp IMHO (one's gotta like those blues though) and I currently still have a need for 2.1 pass through with base management as the BP17 only offers stereo pass though if I'm not mistaken.
I guess my curiosity is mostly directed at the inclusion of this Dr. Salomie input stage which apparently brings something new to the table as the overall circuitry of the amps remain relatively unchanged from the SST2 and the BP26 has still the same circuitry design as all the previous pre-amps…even my original BP.5 from the 80s was touted as a “straight wire with gain” .
Unfortunately unless one can actually get one hands on these newer Brystons and use them in ones own set-up…. upgrading is almost a leap of faith.
