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Bryston 28 sst's vs Spectron Musician 3 SE ?

I was wondering if anyone has compared both the newish Bryston kw monoblock amps; the 28 sst's; which received rave reviews vs the the class D Spectron Musician 3; rated at around 600 watts, for the pair of monoblocks; in the same ball park on price, $16k for the pair of Bryston; and around the same for the Spectron. I am looking to replace my MBL 8011's powering my MBL 111'es; looking for 'warmth' in the highs, and more punch in the base; with detail and openness...I feel my current amps are not quite powerful enough to fully open my low impedence speakers; at 4 ohms...
Or if people might suggest other high power ss amps to consider; I'm open to other recommendations..The new Musical Fidelity Tritans are a bit out of my range; as are the mbl 9008's...

Thanks in advance for suggestions and recommendations.
mribob
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That's understandable, but too bad that we won't have the comparison (for now). Spectron and Simon deserve a lot of credit for pursuing this comparison.

There's bound to be a tradeoff between flexibility and convenience, but in my experience the Spectrons can be used as either stereo amps or monoblocks with a minimimum of fuss. Internal bridging is available from the factory at no charge, which minimizes the chance for potential cable issues. As for build quality, the Spectrons may not have a three-inch thick anodized face-plate or aerodynamic cooling fins, but they don't need them. The build quality and value is all there under the hood.
lrsky
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Harking back to another post,"The MBL's" tend to be a bit dry".

That was never my experience--just natural, light, airy, and fairly colorless in the dozen or so times I've heard them.
Of course this is subjective, so I'll say, "To my ear."
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drummermitchell
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Mribob,wait till you connect those amps to the Torus,
You will be quite surprised,huge upgrade.
Never heard the Spectron's,I do have a pair of 28s and the sound is definately not steely,of course I listen to them everyday,not on 3 month memory.No listening fatigure here,the 28s to MY ears get down to honesty of the MUSIC,nothing added.
music all can say is SUPERB,especialy on we'll recorded cds or lps.Highs trail off somewhere very sweet.For me they're
keepers,same with the Torus.Both not for sale.
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