Bryston VS Musical Fidelity

OK. Let's throw another amp into the mix.
How about a Rotel RB-1090? That's a
380WPC dual Mono amp. Two transformers
four power supplys, plus it's only 2K.
Thoughts....

Thanks for the response. The warranty angle is something to consider. Also Musical Fidelity seems to change their
product line alot, while Bryston seems to make smaller
changes, as apposed to dumping an entire line and starting
a new one.

I guess the bottom line would be sound though. I currently
have all Rotel gear driving B&W CDM7SE speakers. I know
I need better amps.. but where to turn. I looking at the
two in question for one main reason, "dual mono" I'm using
two amps now, and it's great. I would like to just have one.

Thanks for the response. The warranty angle is something to consider. Also Musical Fidelity seems to change their
product line alot, while Bryston seems to make smaller
changes, as apposed to dumping an entire line and starting
a new one.

I guess the bottom line would be sound though. I currently
have all Rotel gear driving B&W CDM7SE speakers. I know
I need better amps.. but where to turn. I looking at the
two in question for one main reason, "dual mono" I'm using
two amps now, and it's great. I would like to just have one.

Thanks guys. Snofun3: My source is the Rote RCD-1072 CD player, I also have the RC1090 pre-amp. The amps are old
120watt Rotels (I have 2 bi-amping) I get much better sound
bi-amping. Cables are: inter connects Audioqwest Jaguar, speaker-Audioqwest Granite. I was also considering the Rotel RB-180 (200W),also in a bi-amp configuration.
sigh.. so many choices.

Snofun,

I've heard the Bryston 3BSST and 4BSST with Paradugn S4 speakers. The 3B was not very good with the speaker
it just did not make the speaker come alive. To me the
3B, sounded alot like the Rotel RB-1080. The 4B was much
better it made the speaker come alive.

The dealers in my area NYC don't have both, so I have not
been able to compare. I've heard the 4B with Paradigm as
mentioned above, and I've heard MF with Audio Physic speakers. I've only been able to audition Rotel and B&W.

The Rotel B&W combination is good. I actually had the
new RB-1080 amp and the Paradigm S2. I sold them to buy the RB-1090 and B&W N804 but something came up, so I borrowed my cousins two old 120W rotels and purchased the CDM7SE used.
Using the two Rotels in a Bi-amp configuratio is wta got me
interested into looking at the Bryston and MF. There is more
debth to the music when I bi-amp. My next speaker will be
the N804 (used) or a Paradigm Studio 100. I have to stay
within the 2K range (baby formula and pampers dictate that).

I was even thinking over the last few days, to just forget
about Bryston, and MF and get two RB-1080 Rotels and call
it a day. The price of the Rotels is great. I can get them
for $900 each. What do you think?

you are so correct! That's what started it all. I figured if
I'm going to spend close to 2K maybe I should look at other
options.
Thanks for all the info.

Tvad,

Indeed the choices are endless. Wht you say about equipment
matching is also true. The reason I through a Rotel amp
into the mix is because I have:
Rotel RCD-1072 (CD Player)
Rotel RC-1090 (pre-amp).
I owned the RB-1080 also, but I sold that in order to upgrade
to the 1090. I did that because I heard a significant difference (for the better) in my system using the two old Rotels I'm currently using. As I stated earlier things came up so that got delayed, and I figure I would look at other amps.
The choices as you said are endless. I know if I get an
amp other than Rotel I would want to change out my other gear to match that brand. I know you don't necessarily have to do that, but I guess the products from the same maker should go well together, one would hope.

Tvad,

I haven't measured the db level. I will do some reading
on the CI Audio.

Tvad,

I'm not so sure 100wpc would be enough. The loudness is not
the issue, it's the weight, the body of the sound, as you
mentioned. I,ve heard the difference between 100wpc and a
200wpc amp, same brand. I know there are other factors like current that make a difference also. I also like having the
extra power for the days I may want to crank it up, which is
rare.