Kudos , you are starting where many end with the Bryston . You can always try different amps in the future . The pro model is a little more flexible with the gain setting . Studios use more than one pair of speakers when playing back music , hence the adjustable gain is nice since they are likely to use two or more different speakers with the amp . Either one will work . Did you ever tell us your source ?
Amplification Recommendations For Magnepan .7
I am new at this and I am hoping I can get some good advice. I listened to the Magnepan and fell in love with them. I've been gearing up to buy them over the last three weeks. I started reading about them online and I'm seeing that good, powerful amplification is very important to get them to really perform. At the stereo store I know they were powered by a top flight amp. So now I have to get an amp/preamp and DAC, integrated amp with DAC or with a separate DAC. I listen to Tidal a good deal.
The problem is that my budget is limited to around $1200 so I don't know if that can make the cut to get something that can do the speakers justice. I'm open to buying used. I would be grateful for any recommendations.
The problem is that my budget is limited to around $1200 so I don't know if that can make the cut to get something that can do the speakers justice. I'm open to buying used. I would be grateful for any recommendations.
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Can I use a headphone amp/dac/preamp to function as the volume control and DAC with the Bryston? I have one. http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html If not, if you folks can recommend a DAC/preamp under $500 that would be great. Adam |
I landed the Bryston 4b-st on Audiogon. It's the home version and it's in NM condition. I paid $950. It popped up last night and I snagged it after it had only been posted for only ten minutes. Mofimadness - you said that the Aune X1S can serve as the preamp to the 4B-ST. Can I connect the SVS 2000 that I have to the Aune? If I can't connect the preamp to it then do I get a bonafide preamp? If that's the case should I look into a Bryston 0.5? Or another preamp that can do the job and used around $300 give or take? You guys are great. Adam |
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