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Review Bryston 7B power amplifier

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Pros

  • Robust looks of 19-inch version
  • Strength and suppleness
  • Sound quality
  • Price-performance
  • 20-year transferable guarantee

Cons

  • Substantial investment
  • 17-inch version lacks the premium look

Price: € 14990

Build quality
Sound
Usability
Price

Specificaties

Brand Bryston
Model 7B3
Dimensions (17 or 19 inches x height x depth) 15.7 cm (with leg) x 39.5 cm
Weight 19.1 kg
Number of channels 1
Power (8 Ohm / 4 Ohm) 600W / 900W
IMD <0.005%, type. <0.002%
THD+N (20Hz – 20kHz @ 600W, 8 Ohm) <0.005%
Slew Rate >60V/us
Bandwidth (0 – 3 dB) <1 Hz to > 100kHz
Frequency response (0 +/- 0.1 dB) 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Damping factor (@ 20 Hz, 8 Ohm) >300
Warranty 20 years (transferable)
Importer Netherlands Mafico
Website http://www.mafico.com
Set price (incl. VAT) Euro 14.990

 

Conclusion

With the Bryston 7B3, the Canadian manufacturer shows that it still belongs to one of the most prestigious hi-fi manufacturers in the world. These amplifiers offer us the ultimate compromise between the sound quality of a class A tube amp and efficiency of solid state. We praise the neutral character, the refinement and the enormous power with which these monoblocks perform. This allows these identical twins not only at solitary height within its weight class, but even far above. Bryston is also the only manufacturer to offer a 20-year class-leading warranty; if there's no music in it... 
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