Bryston Model Trim T-10, $8000 Per Pair
(60h, 10w, 16d, 83lbs, 4 ohms, 91 dB SPL)
Just in are Bryston’s gorgeous Trim T-10s in a stunning Boston Cherry (Rosewood-ish) finish. The Trim T-10s use the same BAM module as the Model T-10s ($20k per pair bigger brother). Hence the precision midrange clarity and imaging is the same.
The BAM (Bryston Audio Module) is the heart of the speaker. It uses a pair of tweeters in the center, opposed by top/bottom flanked midrange drivers. This four driver array is housed within its own chamber. The enclosure his made of Canadian Rangerwood, which is more dense than MDF. The front baffle is reinforced by an Aluminum fascia to provide further rigidity and control driver dispersion.
Bryston is bringing out more models in this T-10 Series, the heart of which will be the BAM module.
Trim T-10 starts with the BAM module described above. Its bass is generated by a pair of 6.5” woofs in each cabinet. One is above the BAM, the other below. You have the benefit of a tall-ish tower to provide a large soundstage. You also have the bass performance in your room being generated in four locations- vs just running a woof or two below the mid & tweet drivers.
The difference of running woofs top and bottom in the towers, vs running multiple woofs lower in the tower as with most speakers, is an equally deep, but tighter sonic presentation. When you look at this good sized tower you would expect heavy bass. But instead, it’s TAUT.
This is an ideal combination of talents for listeners who appreciate being able to discern differences in bass character. Listening to a rich cello through Trim T-10 is quite illuminating. You can perceive differences between pianos. Daniel Barrenboim corroborated on the design and manufacture of the innovative Chris Maene piano. It features straight cables vs the traditional crossing cable pattern. The texture is different, and arguably cleaner (less resonant) with the straight cable construction. Trim T-10 is exemplary at showing off these timbral characteristics.
Bryston is banking on the BAM to win your brain. They’re banking on the line array and unique woofer configuration to win your soul. When you hear the Bryston T-10 Series models, they’ll surprise you with how BIG the image is, and how well centered a vocal can be.
You might find Trim T-10 is just the ticket for your listening room. Image focus and the 3D soundstage are nothing short of spectacular. There really is something to be said for a line array design in terms of size, space and image.
You can buy ginormous Magicos for over $50k per pair. When you boil it down, what you’re getting is a pair of 9” sandwich woofs, a 5” sandwich mid, and a beryllium tweeter coated with diamond vapor deposition, in an aluminum, 222 pound cabinet. While they surely sound clean and solid, I’ll gladly put Trim T-10 nose to nose in terms of imaging size/space and depth.
Oh, and the Trim T-10 has a 20 year warranty, while the Magico has but five. I can promise… if you manage to toast that beryllium/diamond tweeter, you’re going to dig deep to pay for a replacement. After they analyze the tweeter they’ll tell you that you over drove it. Abuse isn’t covered under warranty.
If you have a the space and desire thunderous power, of course Bryston’s Model T-10 will be ideal. But there are plenty of us who don’t have a large room or budget.
Touring At 91?!
Yep, Willie Nelson is 91 years old and out on his summer tour. Who would have thunk Willie would make 91 with his lifestyle habits- much less still be out touring?! Willie is bringing some youngsters with him to lighten the nightly workload. Bob Dylan (83), Robert Plant (75) Allison Krauss (53), and Sheryl Crow (62) are among his helpers.
