Your Experience with Bryston 7BSST.....


I need to replace my B&W MPA 810 MonoBlockcks, used to drive the Woofer Sections of my INFINITY BETA. Unfortunately, one has gone South, and B&W aren't disposed to repair them, and in spite of schematics, I'm having no luck getting them repaired. SO...this brings me to the BRYSTON 7BSST. I understand they are outstanding in Current Delivery and other "Bottom End" aspects that might make them a good choice for this application. I've seen the BRYSTONS (various models) used extensively in Pro-Sound/Touring P.A. systems, and know their reputation for reliability. I've had no exposure to them in "Home Audio" situations, and that's what this query is about: Could any of you Out There on AudiogoN share your First-Hand Knowledge of the BRYSTON 7BSST, particularly regarding the Low End ??? Thanks !!!!!!
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I use 7B-SST with Revel Salons. I really like this amp for the attributes that others have previous mentioned, detail, bass, clarity. I would also add non-fatiguing and exciting to that list too. I use Virtually Dynamics cryoed Signiture power chords into the amps directly from a wall outlet. The jewel in my system are my Revel Salons and I have no problems with keeping the Brytons for a very long time with these brilliantly designed speakers.

I use balanced cables from my Bryston BP25 preamp. One thing that I recently did that I found useful was setting the gain on the 7B-SST to the 2v (??) position (the lower position). This was a wonderful revelation for me. I do not know why this was so but my perception of the soundstage and detail increased further at this setting. The Bryston manual actually recommends this setting but I of course didn't read it for several months.

I have compared these same set of speakers with ML 486 amps, while they sounded great, after 3 hours of listening my head was pounding. This was never the case with the 7B-SST after 7 months of use.