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Bryston preamps

Bryston is renowned for their amps obviously. I have a BP 25 into a 14b3 but have a chance to upgrade now to a BP 26 or 17. Should I instead invest in a tube preamp (5k budget) or stick with bryston for synergy. Audio Advisor has Parasound and Vincent. A forum post I read about the Para sound said it might sound to lean With the bryston. I'm looking to buy new this time around. Thanks for any input. Huh there is the George Lightspeed to ponder.
128x128blueranger
crossfree
22 posts
 
I have heard a bp17 cube with a cube amp.  The 17 cube is thin sounding, makes my CD player for the most part sound small and thin.  There is also quite a bit of noise, hiss coming from speakers.
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blueranger OP
719 posts
 
When I went from the BP 25 to the BP 17 I had more bass and the background wasn't noisey.
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gbartolo
7 posts
 
Is anyone having issues with the BP 17_3 with hiss ? I went to audition one and heard a louder then normal hiss from the left speaker. I might go for the BP 26 instead.
luxmancl38
580 posts
 
I have a Luxman CL38U-SE tube preamp hooked up to a Bryston 2.5 SST2 amp and a pair of Aerial 5T's. Excellent combination.
ackerdo
10 posts
 
I own a lot of old Bryston gear purchased around 2010. Just ordered a new BP-26 and new MPS-2 for a second system. The BP casing was warped and rocked when set on a table, and the MPS-2 had parts rattling around inside, plus a visible scratch. I’ve noticed quality slipping in a few brands and never thought Bryston would follow suite but it’s hard to look past such obvious oversights. Be careful. They may be so focused on cost cutting that quality is just a fancy word now. 
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