Bryston 4B-SST 2 Warranty: 11 yrs. Left Price Drop...

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Component History...

Purchased from the Original Owner in 2022. This Bryston 4B SST2 comes with the remaining 11 years left on the Originally Purchased Factory Warranty.

* Its Original Manual & Power Amplifier Final Checkout Factory Documentation will be included...

* The Original Purchase Invoice from Audio Ark of Alberta Canada is included. The power cords listed on the Invoice were not included....

Cosmetically...

It is Flawless! This Bryston's Inscribed Silky Black nameplate facade, as well as the entire exterior of this amplifier, is indeed an audio work of art.

Rarely do I rate the Condition of a Component as Mint, however, as the photos will verify, this Component is in this Class...

Operationally...

The main electronics chassis of the 4B SST2 is constructed of panels of eighth inch thick anodized aluminum. To put it in perspective, the panels are roughly 25% thicker than a quarter (try bending a quarter). You simply don’t find this type of heavy duty construction in most, if not all, consumer electronic products typically found at the big box retailer. Attached to the sides of the main chassis are massive heat sinks sized to passively cool the amplifier. No fans are used on this big boy to add even a touch of unwanted noise to your system. Bolted to the front of the main chassis is an impressive hunk of half inch thick aluminum. This plate houses a jeweled-style power switch. This half inch thick panel is also used to rack mount the amplifier.

Electronically, the Bryston 4B SST2 is a dual mono design (you may check the schematic on Bryston’s website to view). This basically means that there are two independent amplifiers housed in the single chassis.

Two toroidal power transformers (the ‘donuts’) top and center feeding mirror copies of the remainder of the amplification circuitry. An individual copy of the amp components ensures that each channel of amplification works independently of the other. Musical peaks in the left channel do not steal power from the right channel and compromise dynamics. Moreover, music won’t bleed through (or crosstalk) from one channel to the other, smearing and compromising the sound. In sum, this design can lead to better musical reproduction – especially when the amplifier is pushed hard.

Somehow, I doubt this dual design would be an Energy Star approved green solution since it consumes 170 Watts at idle and up to 2100 Watts at full throttle, but sometimes you can’t compromise if you want top performance. In a nod to the environment, I’d recommend using a switched power outlet to prevent any parasitic power draw.

The back of the chassis contains the inputs, configuration options, and outputs for the amplifier. Both balanced and single ended (RCA type) signal inputs are represented. A magnetic-trip circuit breaker is in place to protect the amp. Configuration switches for remote power up are provided. Switches are also provided to tune the input sensitivity based on the signal input selected. Finally, heavy duty 5-way binding posts are provided for connecting your speaker wire (all the way up to ‘garden hose’ in diameter). These posts alone can be quite costly.

Power from the 50 pound 4B SST2 is rated at two 300 Watts channels into 8 Ohm load (i.e. a speaker), two 500 Watts channels in 4 Ohm load, or a massive 900 Watts in to a single 8 Ohm load. While Bryston itself offers more powerful (and expensive) amplifiers, the 4B SST2 power capacity should be more than adequate for most users.

The damping factor of the 4B SST2 is over 500 at 20 Hz. What does this mean? Let me try to simplify with an analogy. When you try to stop a Corvette ZR1 with high performance brakes, it stops – now. Like the Corvette, when the Bryston puts on the brakes, the speaker stops – now. Based on the rated damping factor, the Bryston should tightly control the movement of the speakers – especially with respect to bass reproduction. This tight control should be heard as quick transients in bass. A quick slap of a drum in a recording will be a quick slap of a drum reproduced by the speaker. Not a slap followed by a decaying echo as a poorly designed amplifier struggles to control the speaker driver.

*The above is from the Home Theater High Fidelity August 17th. 2009 Review by Kevin Lichterman.*

My personal listening sessions with this incredible Bryston in my Main Systems Setup was an "Eargasmic Experience" that reached the lowest depths of my Musical Soul".

Its portrayal of the music, no matter what genre, brought that particular recording regardless of the format I used . Vinyl, CD and even Tube FM Analog were at their respective pinnacle in my system setup . Of course depending of the quality of the recording this must be factored in...

Lets says from the pure subjective standpoint depending on the level of your systems components from Vintage to AudioPhile Mid-Fi to the Higher End of the spectrum, the Bryston 4B SST2 put you in touch with the music to the optimum level of the particular level of the above grades of your system. I had the luxury to hear a number of Speakers, Preamplifiers ,CD Players & FM Analog Tuners with this Powerhouse of an Amplifier with stunning results.

There is a reason why the Magnepan Speaker Community raves about the Bryston 4B SST2 as their Amplifier of choice to drive this power hungry speaker. Delivering 300 wpc at 8 ohms going to 500 wpc at 4 ohms they basically have infinite power to drive any speaker no matter what the speaker design or driver combination is.
 

* Included will be the following...

  Original Inner Packing & Box.
  Original Purchase Invoice with 12 Years left on the Factory Warranty.
  Original Manual & Power amplifier Final Checkout List included. 
  I will supply a very nice power cord which will be packed in the box...

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