I switched from Monoblocked Burmester 911 IIIs to the Bryston 28B Cubed amps. The Bryston’s eclipsed the 911s in several categories-power, tube like sound, neutrality, bass control, high resolution at low volume and they are uncannily quiet.
TIP: The Dirty Little Secret is that Bryston’s, even after break-in, need 48 hours+ of warm-up to sound their best. For frequent or anytime listening this mandates 24/7 power on, hot chassis, standby.
Since this Super Amp (typicaly, 1200 Watts @ 8 Ohms and 2000 Watts @ 4 Ohms) draws 250 MA in standby your electric meter will be spinning faster 24-7.
I have three 28B 3s (L/C/R) and two 4B 3s (side/rear surrounds). I figured the 24/7 electric cost of operation in my area was way over $1000/year. This was a factor in my recent purchase of a huge Solar system of fifty four 320 Watt Panels-a 18kW system.
