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Bryston 2bsst

Anyone here have experience with the Bryston 2bsst? I sometimes see mentioned "series C"- is that another generation of the sst or all the same? I have a 3bst that's about 6 years old(+or-) and am very pleased with it with the excepetion of the upper frequencies. Some vocals have too much sibilance (right term?) and the highs are a bit bright for my taste. So, I'd love to know if the 2bsst would take care of that issue. I am going to be looking at used amps and I think the 2bsst would be closest to my price range. FYI, I am also considering an Odyssey amp. I like the sonic characteristics of what I have now with the exception upper frequencies, so I don't want to make a drastic change. Thank you!
vanderstephen
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98 posts
 
I had the 3BST and 4BST with NHT 2.5 speakers (not a great combo). I had similar issue with the highs. I switched to the 7B-SST and the slight hardness in the highs was no longer present. I beleive in general the SST line is softer on top.
jlind325is
113 posts
 
I own (and enjoy) a 2BSST, i had troubles with it being analytical and uninvolving with too bright of highs and for the most part unmusical when i had it paired with a PS Audio PCA-2. I have since switched to a tube pre amp and absolutly love what im hearing. Initially after swapping pre amps i still had spitty highs, but i played with speaker placement and all is well. I feel this amp is neautral and puts out what it recieves based off of my experience with it. I do prefer a musical sound over a detailed sound though. I dont know how power hungry your speakers are but i feel my vons could use a little more power. If you think you 3BST is a little low on the juice then maybe save for a 3BSST or 4BSST. I dont have any experience with the older Bryston gear so i cant compare, sorry.
vanderstephen OP
35 posts
 
Thanks for the replies (and I welcome more of them). Sounds like there's a good chance the sst series would solve my issues. I don't have any power issues, so I'll just wait til the best deal comes up on a-gon for a 2bsst or maybe a 3bsst if priced low enough.
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