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Bryston 4B-st first time byer

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bBlaster

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Bryston 4B-st first time byer
« on: 8 Aug 2024, 10:25 pm »
Hi. I am a 65 year old hi-fi enthusiast, milling operator and car mechanic from Norway. Hi-fi and motorcycles are in my hobbies. Now I am in for buying a Bryston 4B-st amplifier, but I am unsure what to look for, I don't want to fell in a costly trap. There is only one owner from new. No documented services. You have to excuse my bad English writing. From before I have some JBL ti5000 speakers in excellent condition, as I think can work perfectly fine with such an amp. Does anybody have an opinion about buying this Bryston 4st amp? Best Regards.
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Re: Bryston 4B-st first time byer
« Reply #1 on: 8 Aug 2024, 10:46 pm »
Do you need all the 4B huge power?
If your loudspeaker are hi efficiency as 100dB and benign 8 ohms impedance you need just a sweet small tube amp.
http://www.glowinthedarkaudio.com/amps.html
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Phil A

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« Reply #2 on: 8 Aug 2024, 11:51 pm »
Welcome!  Are these the speakers?  https://hifi-wiki.com/index.php/JBL_Ti_5000
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bBlaster

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Re: Bryston 4B-st first time byer
« Reply #3 on: 9 Aug 2024, 01:43 pm »
Yes it is :D
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« Reply #4 on: 9 Aug 2024, 02:24 pm »
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Re: Bryston 4B-st first time byer
« Reply #5 on: 9 Aug 2024, 02:25 pm »
Greetings & Welcome to AC   :thumb:
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bBlaster

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Re: Bryston 4B-st first time byer
« Reply #6 on: 9 Aug 2024, 03:01 pm »
To FullRangeMan:
Hmm.. I have not thought much about that... The speakers are 90db and 6 ohm. I am missing a good fundament in the music. I have no experience with tube amps. Actually I have never heard any live. I have always imagine that a lot of power will do the work, you know Elektrocompaniet, Dynamic Precision and so on (in Norway) Now, when the kids have grown up and moved out, I have more time for my hobbies, and now I have beginning looking around for upgrading my hi-fi. From before I have being busy with surround sound, bur since my tinnitus not get any better, I have just being looking around for some more fundament in the music so I can get away with less volume, and not so much sound around me. My surround amplifier is an Yamaha DSP-Z11 (in USA, RX-Z11) I have planning to use that dsp as a pre-amp in stereo mode.  I don't know if that is the best idea, but maybe as a beginning point. I am playing a lot of vinyl by my technics sl-1200 mk1, and a ASR (Germany) riaa. Most of my lp's I have collected since -70's. Every input I can get regarding this will be good  :D
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Re: Bryston 4B-st first time byer
« Reply #7 on: 9 Aug 2024, 06:19 pm »
Hi Blaster,
So with this low efficiency 90dB and 6 ohms you will need all the 4B power IMO.
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bBlaster

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« Reply #8 on: 9 Aug 2024, 06:51 pm »
He he, okey. Thanks  :D
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