[Napalm]

Some of you know me.  I don't currently own any Bryston equipment (Krell) but the 2B was a real winner!.  I could not and still cannot understand how a 60 wpc amp could produce mind bending dynamics.[...]

Dr. Napalm prescribes a 4B SSt2 for you. Dynaudio's will love it.

Nap. 

[konut]

I've always wanted a Bryston component from the time I first became aware of their amps, and their unheard of 20 year warranty, back in the '70s. I could never really afford them though, and then when I could afford them, I made a concious decision to stay away from heavy, class A/B amps because I move around too much. Too many years of lugging around a McIntosh 2300, a 105lb behemoth, that I scored at an auction for $125.  I'd held off on getting a DAC for years until something significantly better than the built in DAC in my modded SB3 came along. I got tempted by Benchmark, Lavry, Apogee, Mytek, and the Transporter, but for some reason I kept holding out for a clearly superior component. When the reports on the BDA-1 started to come in, I knew the wait was over. It has met all of my expectations and has become the heart of my system. Bravo Bryston!

[rmurray]

The look , the miltary spec. dependabiliy ,and the no nonsense neutrality of sound reproduction..

[vegasdave]

Good one!

[Elizabeth]

I recently retired. I got money. I spent the money on a stereo that would be useful until i croak. (hopefully not croak for TWENTY YEARS.)
I have a local dealer for Bryston and Magnepan, I bought 3.6's. The 'classic' amp with the Maggies is Bryston. I was going to buy an Audio Research Ref 3 preamp used, but fate was unkind (actually the folks who controlled the money were really slow to cough it up... by then all the Ref 3's had been sold that were for sale from folks buying Ref 5's)
Anyway, I auditioned the Bryston 4B-sst2 and Magnepan 3.6's with Bryston stuff at my local dealer several times. When it came time to buy, I just went crazy and bought all Bryston electronics.
I found the Bryston DAC did not do anything extra for me, so i returned it, and went for a second 1.5 and THAT one turned out to be MUCH better sounding than the first one, and I eventually returned the first phono 1.5.
So now have Bryston 4B-SST2, BP26, Phono 1.5 along with a VAC Standard with ALL the digital stuff through the tubed VAC to 'fix' it before going to BP26. and my old pre, an Audio Research Sp-15 used just for phono (with Kuzma Stogi S and Dynavector 17D3) to Bryston. With a Rega P5/Benz Glider vis Bryston 1.5 phono.
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The Bryston won out because I had a GOOD local dealer who carried Bryston
===============================================
who I have used for many many years, and felt he would still be around for awhile, unlike many other local dealers, who seem on the verge of default.
Also the twenty year warranty mattered.
========================
The no nonsense of Bryston appealed to me, while close to state of the art.
=============================================
 (the AR REF3, phono 7 used would have been better, but also cost twice the price even used, with NO warranty..)
And I have  to say the 1.5 phono I kept is specially good. It is a masterpiece. (the one I returned was good, no problem.. but just did not match the second one, which is particularly sweet sounding for unknown reasons.)
I run the analog stuff through a Furman REF20i conditioner. and the digital stuff via a Monster 700SS conditioner.
I play music at low levels only. I am living in an over 55 apt and do NOT intend to disturb my neighbors. So I had to find equipment that would be great without the high SPL. i think I have succeeded.
I have a Senn HD800 earphone and some nice headphone amps too.
I have 6,000 LPs, and 2,500 Cds. So I have enough music to last awhile. The Lps have been culled many times so only to good stuff is left. I have tossed at least 8,000 LPs out, and at least 1,200 CDs out also.
I just bought about 900 Rock CDs lately because I had stopped hearing new Rock music around 1987, when MTV stopped playing videos. So I decided I neded to 'catch up'. So using various sources I made lists and filled them with used CDs. (Used CDs are dirt cheap now..) So I have at least caught up to 2001 anyway.. I plan on a server for later stuff instead of Cds. But that is a future project.
Anyway, the Bryson won out because it's pretty good, has 20 year warranty, and a good local dealer.

[af]

Holy! crap-o-la wolfman!  That almost made me gag! ...nearly 10,000 sources of music "thrown out"...I think I will cry....I have to go.

[Napalm]

[...] 2,500 Cds. [...]

 

nap.

[alexone]

I recently retired. I got money. I spent the money on a stereo that would be useful until i croak. (hopefully not croak for TWENTY YEARS.)
I have a local dealer for Bryston and Magnepan, I bought 3.6's. The 'classic' amp with the Maggies is Bryston. I was going to buy an Audio Research Ref 3 preamp used, but fate was unkind (actually the folks who controlled the money were really slow to cough it up... by then all the Ref 3's had been sold that were for sale from folks buying Ref 5's)
Anyway, I auditioned the Bryston 4B-sst2 and Magnepan 3.6's with Bryston stuff at my local dealer several times. When it came time to buy, I just went crazy and bought all Bryston electronics.
I found the Bryston DAC did not do anything extra for me, so i returned it, and went for a second 1.5 and THAT one turned out to be MUCH better sounding than the first one, and I eventually returned the first phono 1.5.
So now have Bryston 4B-SST2, BP26, Phono 1.5 along with a VAC Standard with ALL the digital stuff through the tubed VAC to 'fix' it before going to BP26. and my old pre, an Audio Research Sp-15 used just for phono (with Kuzma Stogi S and Dynavector 17D3) to Bryston. With a Rega P5/Benz Glider vis Bryston 1.5 phono.
================
The Bryston won out because I had a GOOD local dealer who carried Bryston
===============================================
who I have used for many many years, and felt he would still be around for awhile, unlike many other local dealers, who seem on the verge of default.
Also the twenty year warranty mattered.
========================
The no nonsense of Bryston appealed to me, while close to state of the art.
=============================================
 (the AR REF3, phono 7 used would have been better, but also cost twice the price even used, with NO warranty..)
And I have  to say the 1.5 phono I kept is specially good. It is a masterpiece. (the one I returned was good, no problem.. but just did not match the second one, which is particularly sweet sounding for unknown reasons.)
I run the analog stuff through a Furman REF20i conditioner. and the digital stuff via a Monster 700SS conditioner.
I play music at low levels only. I am living in an over 55 apt and do NOT intend to disturb my neighbors. So I had to find equipment that would be great without the high SPL. i think I have succeeded.
I have a Senn HD800 earphone and some nice headphone amps too.
I have 6,000 LPs, and 2,500 Cds. So I have enough music to last awhile. The Lps have been culled many times so only to good stuff is left. I have tossed at least 8,000 LPs out, and at least 1,200 CDs out also.
I just bought about 900 Rock CDs lately because I had stopped hearing new Rock music around 1987, when MTV stopped playing videos. So I decided I neded to 'catch up'. So using various sources I made lists and filled them with used CDs. (Used CDs are dirt cheap now..) So I have at least caught up to 2001 anyway.. I plan on a server for later stuff instead of Cds. But that is a future project.
Anyway, the Bryson won out because it's pretty good, has 20 year warranty, and a good local dealer.

Wow! i guess no one else here has that much vinyl at home?!

al.

[Elizabeth]

Sorry my discards make you weep. For LPs I have only so much room. I used to have 12,000 all at once...Some on shelves, a lot in boxes, in closets.. a mess Then three years ago I rather suddenly had to move. That was traumatic. i could not store 12,000 LPs, I COULD store 6,000. So I had enough time to sort out what I wanted vs quasi 'junk' (I know one person junk is another's treasure) and was able to recycle(take to Goodwill etc) half the LPs at that time. More than half of the discards were Classical music. i had a huge pile of Classical.
The space I now have for LPs, I decided, would be all I have. And have carefully gotten rid of as many LPs as I now buy, to keep the collection at 6,000. period. No more boxes stacked up, no more lockers full of LPs..
I have about 1,800 Jazz Lps, 2,000 Classical, and 2,200 Rock LPs at this time. Recently I got rid of another 200 Classical to aquire some more Rock LPs.
The Cds I got rid of under a five year rule:if I have no interest within five years i should get rid of them, because I will never bother with them. Some went to the local library, some just traded, some sold and some to Goodwill type stores.
So my collection is fresh, at least no old junk!, just old goodies!
And, certainly some other person found some of those I dumped and loves them.

[vegasdave]

Wow! i guess no one else here has that much vinyl at home?!

al.

Not me. I have about 500. I can't imagine having 1000 let alone 6000!

[vegasdave]

I recently retired. I got money. I spent the money on a stereo that would be useful until i croak. (hopefully not croak for TWENTY YEARS.)
I have a local dealer for Bryston and Magnepan, I bought 3.6's. The 'classic' amp with the Maggies is Bryston. I was going to buy an Audio Research Ref 3 preamp used, but fate was unkind (actually the folks who controlled the money were really slow to cough it up... by then all the Ref 3's had been sold that were for sale from folks buying Ref 5's)
Anyway, I auditioned the Bryston 4B-sst2 and Magnepan 3.6's with Bryston stuff at my local dealer several times. When it came time to buy, I just went crazy and bought all Bryston electronics.
I found the Bryston DAC did not do anything extra for me, so i returned it, and went for a second 1.5 and THAT one turned out to be MUCH better sounding than the first one, and I eventually returned the first phono 1.5.
So now have Bryston 4B-SST2, BP26, Phono 1.5 along with a VAC Standard with ALL the digital stuff through the tubed VAC to 'fix' it before going to BP26. and my old pre, an Audio Research Sp-15 used just for phono (with Kuzma Stogi S and Dynavector 17D3) to Bryston. With a Rega P5/Benz Glider vis Bryston 1.5 phono.
================
The Bryston won out because I had a GOOD local dealer who carried Bryston
===============================================
who I have used for many many years, and felt he would still be around for awhile, unlike many other local dealers, who seem on the verge of default.
Also the twenty year warranty mattered.
========================
The no nonsense of Bryston appealed to me, while close to state of the art.
=============================================
 (the AR REF3, phono 7 used would have been better, but also cost twice the price even used, with NO warranty..)
And I have  to say the 1.5 phono I kept is specially good. It is a masterpiece. (the one I returned was good, no problem.. but just did not match the second one, which is particularly sweet sounding for unknown reasons.)
I run the analog stuff through a Furman REF20i conditioner. and the digital stuff via a Monster 700SS conditioner.
I play music at low levels only. I am living in an over 55 apt and do NOT intend to disturb my neighbors. So I had to find equipment that would be great without the high SPL. i think I have succeeded.
I have a Senn HD800 earphone and some nice headphone amps too.
I have 6,000 LPs, and 2,500 Cds. So I have enough music to last awhile. The Lps have been culled many times so only to good stuff is left. I have tossed at least 8,000 LPs out, and at least 1,200 CDs out also.
I just bought about 900 Rock CDs lately because I had stopped hearing new Rock music around 1987, when MTV stopped playing videos. So I decided I neded to 'catch up'. So using various sources I made lists and filled them with used CDs. (Used CDs are dirt cheap now..) So I have at least caught up to 2001 anyway.. I plan on a server for later stuff instead of Cds. But that is a future project.
Anyway, the Bryson won out because it's pretty good, has 20 year warranty, and a good local dealer.

Cool! You gotta great system there, madame.