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Bryston 3B cubed or 4B cubed?

Hello. I want a Bryston to power Focal 1038Be in a room 16 x 26. Mainly acoustic music, Folk, Jazz, World, moderate or less volume.  The system will be a Lavry DA10 DAC directly into the Bryston. I will make my own cables with Mogami as usual.
 I have to believe that the 3B cubed is enough amp for my application, however I wonder what differences I might experience with the 4B cubed in terms of soundstage, depth, 3D realism, etc. 
 Any input appreciated.
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mkorber
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I am powering my vintage B&W 802 series 3 with the 3B3 and my wife tells me that I play them “loud”.
 I don’t think you need the extra power as the 4B3 and 3B3 to my ears sounded the same. Go for the 4B3 if you have the extra cash laying around!

luxmancl38
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WoW!! This must be Karma. Yesterday I just ordered a Bryston 3B3 for my Aerial 5T's. Production at Bryston is way behind because of the pandemic. Not expecting the amp till September.
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mkorber
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I ordered the Bryston BP17 cubed from Dedicated Audio last week and I was told to expect a 4 week delay!

luxmancl38
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The pandemic in Canada affected their production. As I stated above I'm on the waiting list for my 3B cube amp. Be patient.
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