I take it this is something you sampled before and love the sound?
Anything such as this has its own sound. I love playing with different amps and speakers, looking for that "oh" spot. Hard to go wrong with a name like Bryston.
That said, years ago I had a Van Alstine that was an early solid state they had done. Wonderful unit, sound was phenom. It stopped powering up. I called Van Alstine and they would not share schematics to allow anyone to repair it and they would not repair it. Used as a door stop for years and then a "friend" made it vanish in the trash. As to Van Alstine, I heard it was due to a awkward ownership phase they were going through. That said, I will not buy anything with their name on it, forever. I do own a Dynaco ST-70, that Van Alstine "the person" put together and spec'd out, how he got started to originally go out on his own. Wonderful unit, but it says Dynaco.
So, if you can score schematics or you know Bryston will be able to service, do it. That is something that has given Audio Research, Nelson Pass and others a place that will never go away. Give it a listen first though. Make sure you are leaving with something worth leaving with. Good luck.
That said, years ago I had a Van Alstine that was an early solid state they had done. Wonderful unit, sound was phenom. It stopped powering up. I called Van Alstine and they would not share schematics to allow anyone to repair it and they would not repair it. Used as a door stop for years and then a "friend" made it vanish in the trash. As to Van Alstine, I heard it was due to a awkward ownership phase they were going through. That said, I will not buy anything with their name on it, forever. I do own a Dynaco ST-70, that Van Alstine "the person" put together and spec'd out, how he got started to originally go out on his own. Wonderful unit, but it says Dynaco.
So, if you can score schematics or you know Bryston will be able to service, do it. That is something that has given Audio Research, Nelson Pass and others a place that will never go away. Give it a listen first though. Make sure you are leaving with something worth leaving with. Good luck.