Bryston announcing SST3 series amps
 

According to Mono & Stereo Bryston will be announcing their new SST3 series of amplifiers at CES.

Well damn. I just purchased the SST2.:scratch2:

Same here. Seems to happen a lot!

Same here about 5 months ago. On the bright side, hopefully there'll be a clearance sale on the discontinued models.:thumbsup:

Anyone know what is behind the trap door on the front of the unit?

http://ef67fc04ce9b132c2b32-8aedd782...e-6-a-8035.jpg

:D

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3b...dodTduc2M/view

james

Bad ass....Love the new look! :thumbsup: James...could you maybe post the new MSRP for each amp?

Good news is that James believes there will be an upgrade path from the SST2 to Cubed. You have to love Bryston!

No 3 or 5 channel amps? :dunno:

Not yet - working on it.

james

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3b...i&pref=2&pli=1

Spec sheet on the new cubed amps.

When? :scratch2:

I've read that the new Cubed series is expected to become available at the end of the month, with the exception of the new 28B3 which is still in development.

I'm going to pay for the upgrade when they are ready to start that program. (14bsst2)

From The Absolute Sound's CES report:

"Dramatically lower distortion, improved linearity, and increased clarity are hallmarks of Bryston’s new Cubed Series amplifiers. At 600Wpc into 8 ohms, the 7B3 (approximately $5.5k each) employs Bryston’s patented input stage with an array of twelve active devices and produces astonishingly low distortion measured at just 1/1000th of 1 percent. It also offers major reductions in noise (EMI, RFI, and common mode), and employs the company’s Quad-Complementary topology that mimics the characteristics of a Class A design, but with far lower distortion. As part of an impressive all-Bryston system, the 7B3 produced an expansive soundstage with great dynamics, as well as welcomed harmonic richness in the upper bass and lower midrange."

Will there be any update path from the standard SST?

Bryston SP3' Bryston 6b-sst, 3b-sst, BDA-2, Dynaudio Confidence C2 (front), Dynaudio SCX (center), Dynaudio Audience (rears), ocos speaker cables, Vertere USB D-FI DD and most Bryston interconnect cables

Hi

No I am sorry there are too many changes to make it cost effective.

James

Will there be an upgrade from the 9BSST2 when the 9BSST3 becomes available?

Yes we are working on the 9B and 6B

james

I recently purchased the 2.5bsst2. Will there be an upgrade path for it?

Stands to reason the Integrateds should be getting the same tech too.

Should be.

james

Will the upgrades include face plates? Will that be optional?

I do not think we will change the cosmetics as it would create too much confusion.

james

That's fine--I want it to match my other components--

But the electronics will be full SST cubed?

Yes the guts will be the same.

james

Dare I ask the cost of the upgrade?

Hi

I am really not sure yet as to the pricing as we still have to look at the mechanics of replacing parts of the "guts".

We have to totally replace the back panel and input circuitry as well as replacement of the soft-start board and power supply circuitry.

james

Thanks James. Keep us posted.

I agree. I actually like the current face plate better. it has a simple elegance about it and it matches my SP3.:yes:

According to this report from HiFi+ the new Bryston 7B3 monoblock amplifiers will retail for $10,400/pair. However I just saw a post from James on another forum that the price was still unknown at the time, so that price may well be incorrect.

It is great to have such upgrade options, especially up here in Canada.

James,
As many of us had trouble fitting spades into the plastic covered binding posts on the SST2 is there any chance for an "improvement" there?

I appreciate you even considering an upgrade path for us :)

That would be USD? I wonder what the price will be in CAD.

hmmm I didn't know there were issues so this is a potenial concern as I was planning on getting Furutech spades on my next speaker cable purchase.

Can you elaborate on where the problem lies?

You have to be careful with fancy spades. Too big and the plastic shroud on the amp posts will interfere with the spade body, preventing full insertion. Too small and the spade forks won't be spaced wide enough to embrace the internal post. I was using small Cardas spades and still had to cut off a bit of the plastic shroud on the amps to get them in, and it was a tight fit on the posts.

Yikes! Not good, that's definitely something I want to avoid for sure. I know there are a couple common spade widths, appx. 1/4 inch / 6.4mm and appx.5/16 inch / 8.1mm

The Furutech CF-201(R)'s are the latter at 8.0mm. I guess it's just a matter of the size of the Bryston Binding post. The CF-201's do have a large fancy barrell beyond the spade though which as you experience could possibly cause a connectivity issue. :scratch2:

Something to keep in mind for sure. Thanks

Yes that would be in USD, but as I mentioned James said that the price was not actually set at that point in time. Last I saw James had posted that he was expecting to have the Cubed amp pricing announced this week.

I don't have any complains with the BSST2 and with the up and coming upgrades to Cube I am sure it will sound even better.

My only wish is if it is possible to upgrade the speaker terminals. The current terminal will do the job if the spades fits but not all spades will and I have tried some. Definitely every problem has a solution. Wouldn't it be better if this pain point was addressed?

There are so many options available and these have been used in many top end speakers and amplifiers. Take for examples WBT-0705 or WBT- 0702 a proven products and common preference too.

Bryston has been my reference amplifier for some time. I really would like to see it adds a small touch of refinement here. I am more then happy to pay for it :)