Bryston at Montreal Audio Expo, 2025

Review of Bryston BP-19

Atoll absolutely steps away from its similarly priced competition in construction quality. These improvements are choices Atoll makes to attain superior sound and reliability. Virtually all competitors in Atoll’s price range are pumped out of job houses in China. They don’t use the same level of parts or clean, efficient layout. These Chinese built products don’t sound as good or last as…

Bryston BP3, Phono Preamp

Cables matter in the sound of your system. You should get cables that are commensurate with your companion gear, or… perhaps go a step UP- knowing that your system will evolve as your wallet gets fatter. With this in mind let’s evaluate the three echelons of Kimber Kable that make sense, each hitting the law of diminishing returns for the price. Tier…

I have Sirius in the car and luv it for traveling to Barrington or Appleton most weekends to see grand kids. I mostly enjoy the wide variety of music that is available without commercials. Recently I was stuck on the 70s channel and heard several songs played back to back. “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse “United We Stand” Brotherhood…

Bryston Trim T10 review

Let’s see what the boys are writing about this month! *Chesky Records has been sold to a Chinese company. Yuk. Oh well, Chesky has made excellent sounding recordings for years. One of the brothers retired and the other is still recording. We have to thank them for their work and can’t blame them for cashing out. *p17 returns to the Krell saga….

Back in 2009 James Tanner, Bryston’s CEO, had designed a speaker he dubbed The Model T, for Tanner. James needed a speaker capable of full range, big time power and better dynamics than other financially attainable towers at the time. James’ goal was to have some Model Ts built for Bryston’s R&D facilities to help them better design electronics. James reached out…

Bryston Model T review

Axiom M60, $2000 per pair: 37.5h, 9.25w, 15d, 92 dB, 8 ohms KEF Q11 Meta, $2200 per pair: 44h, 12.5w, 15d, 89 dB, 4 ohms Let’s compare two speaker candidates that are asking for your vote at about $2k per pair. Where Are They Manufactured? Axiom is owned by Bryston. Bryston & Axiom drivers and speakers are made in their own house…

RIP Roberta Flack (1937-2025) Roberta Flack has always been on my short list of favorite singers. Roberta wasn’t a belter. She sang beautifully. In fact, she sang SO artfully that she revealed shortcomings in the recording equipment of her time. The noise floor and dynamic range of tape wasn’t up to Roberta’s range. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” came…

Atoll IN200, $3330, 120×2, Built in France, 3 year warranty PS Strata Mk 2, $3500, 150×2, Built in US, 3 year warranty Atoll’s IN200 is my favorite integrated amp value at about $3k. It runs $2900 in line stage form. It runs $3330 with on board DAC and phono, which I’ve spec’d here to be apples to apples with the PS. PS…

Bryston Bi-200 rave from France

Start your new system with this tremendous bang for the buck package. Each product is outstanding in its own right and you save a few pennies in this package. Speakers Speakers have more to do with your system’s sound than any other product. We recognize that every part of the system is important, but speakers provide the window to your musical world….