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Best solid state amp for B&W 801 Matrix Series 2

I'm currently looking at the Bryston 14BSST2, but I'm not 100 percent sure. I already have a 4BSST.Would that be ok? But anyway, what would you guys and gals choose for the power hungry 801s? My spending limit is $7000.

Your responses are much appreciated. Thanks!
dave_72
thorman
1,262 posts
 
I didn't find them to be a particularly tough load at all..I ran them with Threshold ( Nelson Pass ) S/300 Series 2 amplifier with no problems at all.....They sounded fantastic.I would guess probably Pass Labs monos or another I would consider is the Parasound JC-1 monos should make them sing...Also hope your not using those crappy B&W Bass filters..Thats the first thing I dumped..Great speaker...I enjoyed them for many years.......
unsound
6,115 posts
 
Classe' is often recommended for B&W's.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
The best I have heard with B&W 801 is Mark Levinson No. 20.
dave_72 OP
1,399 posts
 
Ok, thanks guys. I haven't heard Threshold in a long time. I've never heard Parasound and Classe. I don't care for Levinson. I used to own the No. 23 amp, and I hated it.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
Dave_72, About the only thing a Levinson 23 and a No. 20 have in common is the name. However, the 23 is not a bad amp either. If you hated the 23 you most likely had a bad match. At any rate, it sounds like you already had your mind made up on Bryston, so why ask?
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