Considering a new amp for my Vandersteen Quatro CT


I've been using a Bryston 4Bsst2 with my Vandersteen Quatro CT for the past 5 years.  This was not an amp I purchased for the Quatro, just one that I happened to already have.  It is about 12 years old. It has been a solid performer and I have no specific complaints....just curious what a different amp might offer.  My preamp is an Audio Research LS-15.  There are three amps that have been recommended by various sources.  The Ayre VX-5 Twenty, The CODA Model 8, and the Moon by Simaudio 760a.  These are all in my general price range.  Anyone have experience with any or all of these?  Which would you think would be the best match with my speakers?

randyhat

Showing 1 response by holmz

Spending thousands on another amp is a waste of money. The Bryston is an excellent and reliable amp. You will only be fooling yourself to think that a newer amp will somehow sound better and more "musical". 

But a pair of Brysons would be able to use shorter cables and also have some extra headroom and ease of power supply punch.
If one was prone to liking Canadian gear, then there is also some goodness in a pair of Brysons.

Personally I would consider running a pair of Brysons as mono blocks, over a big spend up on fancy cables.
Even if it was a pair of stereo amps doing hi/lo on each side.

… but I have always liked mono blocks and short speaker cables.