4Be amplifier

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mikepos

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4Be amplifier
« on: 13 Jan 2009, 02:23 am »
Can anyone give me any information on this amp?  My brother has a 3B-ST that I really like, and I have a chance to get one of these for a good price, and will use it with my Arcam AVR200 as a pre-amp.  I'm wondering where this amp falls in the Bryston lineup, I'm concerned as I've read that the 4B is not a good sounding amp, and that the 4B NRB is the first amp to be considered good for home audio.  The guy describes the amp as follows "Bryston 4Be. XLR and phone inputs, binding post outs"

Any information on this amp, and the listed features would be appreciated.

thanks,
Mike

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Re: 4Be amplifier
« Reply #1 on: 13 Jan 2009, 02:02 pm »
Can anyone give me any information on this amp?  My brother has a 3B-ST that I really like, and I have a chance to get one of these for a good price, and will use it with my Arcam AVR200 as a pre-amp.  I'm wondering where this amp falls in the Bryston lineup, I'm concerned as I've read that the 4B is not a good sounding amp, and that the 4B NRB is the first amp to be considered good for home audio.  The guy describes the amp as follows "Bryston 4Be. XLR and phone inputs, binding post outs"

Any information on this amp, and the listed features would be appreciated.

thanks,
Mike

Hi Mike,

The 4Be was the first of the NRB amplifiers.

james
« Last Edit: 13 Jan 2009, 07:45 pm by James Tanner »

mikepos

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Re: 4Be amplifier
« Reply #2 on: 13 Jan 2009, 07:01 pm »
Hi James,

Thanks!  The suffix was confusing me, thought it might signify a different use or something.  Sounds like a winner, will be driving Stratus Gold's through an Arcam AVR 200 for Pre, should be a nice upgrade I hope to fill out the bass.

rhart

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Re: 4Be amplifier
« Reply #3 on: 14 Jan 2009, 01:53 pm »
I had an original 4B for a while. Sounded great, even compared to my 3B-st and B60 SST. A friend has one in his recording studio and it's been powered on for 15 years.