Bryston 28bsst2 worthy upgrade from a krell fpb70?

01-03-15: Audiolabyrinth
Hi Lecram, I took a peek at the Bryston 28B sst2 mono blocks, the noise floor is right below 115db, and the transformers for the power supply is a mere 2,000 kva in each amp, the stock form krell 700cx has two 4,000 kva transformers in the power supply that is a total of 8,000 kva, and the stock form noise floor to the 700cx is 120db, so no, I do not believe spending nearly $20,000.00 on these amp's are worth it period, really, your 700cx will out perform most amp's in the $20,000.00 class range anyway,The 700cx is class A, and the Bryston is class a/b, also, the bryston does 1,000 watts, the 700 cx will do 1,800 watts a channel to your speakers on a 2ohm load, krell did us all a favor on the original price for the 700cx, a bargain for real, they could have got alot more money for these amp's compaired to what is available today.

But which one SOUNDS better? Are you familiar with the Bryston?

Hi Joecasey, yes, I have listened to Bryston many times, most of what they make is good for the money, however, The krell 700cx is better sounding to me than the 28B, this is preferance, I like the sound of class A amplification, there are many older amp's out there that has a better sound than new amp's of today, I have seen 20 year old tube amp's sound incredible with 1940's nos tubes, it's not like amplification has done leap's and bound's with technology like digital of today has,this is my opinion, we all have different opinion's.

01-04-15: Audiolabyrinth
Hi Joecasey, yes, I have listened to Bryston many times, most of what they make is good for the money, however, The krell 700cx is better sounding to me than the 28B, this is preferance, I like the sound of class A amplification, there are many older amp's out there that has a better sound than new amp's of today, I have seen 20 year old tube amp's sound incredible with 1940's nos tubes, it's not like amplification has done leap's and bound's with technology like digital of today has,this is my opinion, we all have different opinion's.

I much prefer modern day SS and tube amplification. Yep, to each his own.

The Bryston 28B SST2 is the one enquired by Lecram, not the first generation 28B. The SST2 version sounds a whole lot different and better.

Zero chance I'd replace a Krell FPB 700 for a Bryston. Zero.