Any Bryston 4B3 amp owners out there?

By now, you’ve already made your decision, but I thought I would give you my $2 (inflation) worth anyway. 2 years ago, I purchased an Oppo BDP-105D, a pair of B&W 802 D3’s. When I auditioned them, the dealer was demonstrating them on a pair of MC601 monoblocs. Because of money concerns, I just used my Marantz MM7055 5 channel amp (140W into 8 ohms) to power my B&W’s. While I wanted to go with a pair of MC601’s to match what I heard, I couldn’t afford the $14k, so I bought a Bryston 4B3 instead. I was thinking that it offered an incredible amount of hookup flexibility and Telarc Records (I own a LOT of classical CD/SACD’s from them) have been using Bryston 4B?’s for years. So, what do I have? I have B&W speakers that were used in Abby Road studios and power amps used in the production of many of the Telarc SACD’s that I own; a total dream come true. I also forgot to mention that I am feeding the XLR pre-out’s from the Oppo directly into the Bryston 4B3. My original plan for the Bryston was to use it in stereo mode (300Wx2 into 8 ohms) and then purchase another (basically converting them into monoblocs). Then, since each Bryston would be powering each of my speakers, I would then have to make the decision as to run each amp in bridge mode (my individual spec sheet, something that comes with all Brystons) outputting 1,023 watts or in bi-amp mode (300W into 8 ohms or 500W into 4 ohms), to see which one that I like best. The Bryston sound, as everyone says, is super clear, pristine, accurate, detailed, and has awesome imaging (being a dual mono design). But despite how good my Bryston is and how much I love it (maybe them, one day), I still don’t have that same “sound” that I feel in love with 2 years ago. I am not debating whether to buy my 2nd Bryston as planned, or try to find the money to buy 2 MC601/611’s and sell my Bryston 4B3. I’m still thinking about what to do. I just wanted to gie you a different aspect of the Brystons that others have not mentioned in this blog; the extreme flexibility of the buying 1 or more Bryston’s and their hookup options. I think that if McIntosh had amps with such flexibility, I probably would have gone with them. Plus, looking at those big blue meters are absolutely stunningly mesmerizing. I hopes this helps you, after the fact.

professorsvsu

an update? Which amp did you purchase?
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Ohhhh the bottom of the thread, nooo!! So suspenseful!

I’m running ATC SCM 12 Pros through a Crane Song Solaris and an old 4B Pro. Obsessing the last few days about upgrading to a 4B3. Wish I could audition it in my setup. Can anyone provide me feedback abut this combo?

professorsvsu,

Where are you? I'm really interested on knowing what did you finally buy.  I'm in the market to buy the Bryston 4B3 and I can't fine a place to borrow it for audition it on my room. 

I have auditioned the Bryston 28B3 mono 1,000 with B&W 800 D3 in a dealer on Los Angeles, CA and they sound amazingly good, great bottom, great mid range, very clean highs, big image wide and depth, great separation of instruments, natural vocals, very resolving, great liquidity, silky toms, great extension on the symbals, just unbelievable sound, for like $80K with associated audio gear. This is beyond my budget.

I'd love to audition the 4B3 but nowhere to be found as a demo in none of the dealers in Los Angeles. 

judgmentday
which dealer/retailer in Los Angeles?
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