Bryston sst2 series or Parasound Halo series?

The Bryston are a little pricier. But they have that great warranty. How happy have you been with your choice? The Revels don't tend to be as open as the Mags that I have heard but I am hoping the right amp will help in that direction.

Very satisfied. I bought the Bryston 4B-SST2 new, this past Spring, and it is all I could want at the price.
The only other amps I considered were the J.Curl Parasound at twice the price for the amps. I considered Pass as way beyond my price range. I thought about Classe. but could not audition one locally.
As for sound, the Bryston beats my old amp Forte' 4a in quality. by a respectible margin. Mostly i am a big nut for high frequency purity, clarity throughout the audio range and smoothness. The Bryston via a Furman REF20i power conditioner is all I think I will ever need. (the Furman adds a bit of all I desire to the Brystons already good sound.)
If you want clarity, a good conditioner is a great help. Most power conditioners tend to 'thin' the sound a little bit/tiny bit, and tighten the bass, so if you can be happy with the tradeoffs, get a good one. I found the Furman here on the goN for $1,400 and close enough to drive there for pickup.
As for Bryston gossip, most of the 'old' gossip is about Bryston sounding hard or not musical, but that changed with the SST version, and Bryston got even better with the SSt squared version. I can tell you I am really fussy and the Bryston is all i wanted. I started to think about Bryston as worthwhile when I saw some folks who do reviews had them it thier own reference system. The BP-26 preamp is a hidden gem. So yes i am really satisfied with Bryston. And I listen to music all day every day now that i am retired..

You are a very lucky lady!! Thanks so much for the insight. I use the Monster HTS 3600 MK11 power conditioner. Not too bad, but it's funny that a buddy of mine suggested upgrading my power conditioner just yesterday. Furman was on the top of his list. I have the BDA-1 DAC by Bryston and I love it for sound and build quality. I also use the Arcam av9 as the preamp.The music is played by a Sonos music server and the BDA-1 is a great match. My system doubles for music and movies. So not as pure as your 2 channel system. But what can I say, like so many others, I want the best of both worlds. I'm only about 6 years into this hobby but having a heck of a lot of fun.

Better listen to a Halo A21 before deciding Its truly an outstanding amp!Do some research on it!Just to through this in the mix of power conditioning for amps that wont thin the sound at all, I installed a PS audio Soloist Premier inwall conditioner just for my A21 and its never sounded pinched strained congested or anything negative. It only brought out the best in fact dynamics where louder. Just for an ideaa of its abilities PS audio recommends placing one before all of its conditioners, even the Power plant premier. I use a Quintet on a seperate line for my frontend and tv.