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In Reply to: RE: Bryston is always the answer. posted by Tweets Inorout on May 22, 2020 at 18:27:48
Well ... my experience with Bryston amps is that they sound rather harsh
and "transistory". Mind you, I have not auditioned the latest version,
or the prior one for that matter, so Bryston may have solved the problem.
I would avoid the originals (e.g., 4B), the ST, and the SST models.
Nonetheless, their 20 year warranty is real, and unique in the industry.
And their products are built for the ages.
Despite having reservations about their amps, I just L O V E my CDP1
cd player, and would have a CDP3 were the necessary funds to materialize
somehow.
Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed. - Albert Einstein
Follow Ups:
My one experience with Bryston power amps was like yours: kinda "transistory".
I had a similar experience with Parasound. Now running a Pass Labs X-250.5, which is quite satisfying.
A lot people on here including me like Pass Labs, I got my used X250 off Agon and love it. I'll sell you a one of of my used NAD 218THX's which is rated 250w at 8ohms.
I just received a pair of LRS last week and have been playing them in a second system with a NAD 218THX. While I do aspire to some day have something nicer in my 2nd system like Pass Labs I will say that the NAD 218THX drives the LRS with no problem at all and sounds very good. I am blown away by the sound of the LRS so the NAD 218THX is doing its job. I think a used NAD 218THX is a very good if not excellent lower cost option for a pair of Maggies.
By the way I personally would not bridge two NAD 218THX amps and use them with Maggies. That is because when bridged a 4 ohm speaker load looks like a 2 ohm load to a bridged amp. Bridging them would be fine if not excellent for an 8ohm speaker. One NAD 218THX is enough.
Assuming you are offering to sell to me, and not to the OP, I must
decline you kind offer as I have just recently purchased an all-PS Audio
setup which I find most satisfactory, and quite capable of driving
my LRS to any volume level I desire (which isn't very high).
Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed. - Albert Einstein
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