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Proceed AVP  Cary Cinema 11   Bryston SP1.7



I have had all but the Cary. which do you think would sound best for music in 2.1 ? I have the Bryston now. cant really find any flaw in it except I cant tell where volume is with lights down and screen is hard to read from 6ft away. Bryston sounds good.
I am actually getting a Cary Cinema 11 this week. I know if a recapped AVP . I like the looks of either of these over the Bryston.
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If you can’t find any flaws with the Bryston it sounds like you’ve got a bad case of upgraditis. 

Take 2 paracetamol and put a Justin Beiber CD on repeat until cured.
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maybe an ALPS pot or stepped attenuator.
Just avoid using the ubiquitous ALPS Blue like the plague, or if you must use it with a shunt resistor.

Reviewers tend to remark on their presence in a preamp as a big plus (probably because they are made by ALPS, look good and they have never actually compared them to anything else), and their mythical status has thus prevailed.

Get a Stepped attenuator, or buy a TKD, Audionote or even a decent carbon (eg Tocos or ALPS) pot instead.

The old ALPS Black and Noble pots were actually quite good but sadly are no longer available.
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