Highest B/B


Looking for the highest Bang for the Buck s.s. amp to break in a pair of inefficient speakers. Sonic quality is less important. Use tubes for all my listening anyway. Probably need minimum 150wpc @8ohms though ratings can be misleading. Have in mind Bryston 4B-ST. Any other choices ?
Thanks. Bob.
ryllau

Showing 1 response by lornecherry

The best advice I can give you is to buy something that is easliy resellable. And that means a good name brand. You need not worry about spending $1,000 if you are going to recover $850. Have a hard look at Bryston, as their 20 year transferable warranty makes them easy to resell and they are a good quality SS amp with lots of guts to excercise those woofers. Besides, the warranty may come in handy if you should overdrive the thing. You can pick up a 4B for about $1,000 or less, or 4BST for around $1400 and you will be able to sell it in three years for almost the same. Classe also has decent resale value.

If you (a) stick with reliable, brand names and (b) check the Audiogon Blue Book value vs recent eBay and Audiogon auctions, you'll be able to recover much of your investment when you resell. You may even make a few bucks if you buy wisely! --Lorne