ADA, Bryston or Classe


I am interested to buy a home cinema processor and have narrowed it down to ADA or Classe or potentially Bryston once their new SP-3 is out.

Does anybody have experience in compring procssors and amplifiers between the brands?

I.e ADA Suite 7.1 HD or above vs SSP-800 and on the amp side ADA MPA-502 vs Classe CA-5200 vs Bryston SST2 amps

I am not interested in the ultra expensive processors, i.e. Krell or Simaudio nor all the receiver options.
hamburgcity

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Any ADA owners out there? I have a local installer telling me he preferred the new ADA processor and ADA amps over Classe, Bryston. Also on some forum threads I saw the ADA getting some rave comments.

The thing about Classe Delta is I love their looks but that is exactly what worries me! It seems too easy to buy Classe based on looks where for example ADA and Bryston look ugly at best but may well have superior sound attributes!

So anybody did A/B comparisons on those soundwise - preferrably from a custom installation point of view where looks do not matter?
Still looking for some experience from people who have actually compared ADA to Classe and Bryston.

Design and profit margin may be one topic but should not be placed above sound in this comparison!