Bryston 28bsst2 worthy upgrade from a krell fpb70?

Hi Lecram,

Altough I like my Krells, I would like to have a beefier SS amp with latest design technology. The Krells still sound very good but are getting old, even tough I have recently recapped them.

The Bryston was favorably rated in The Absolute Sound magazine by HP as well as the Classe 600 Watt Monos. Just time to change :-) and these are great contenders.

I share the same reasons for changing amps as you are dasign, looked at the internals of both bryston and classe, and both doesnt have the sophistcated internals compared to the older krells, wondering if simpler circuit is much better, but look at the krell transformer size, really really huge as compared to the newer brystons and classe.

Hope someone can shed some light...

Good luck boys
That 700cx. ..is it in Canada. ..and recently purchased from ontario off of canuck audio mart. .
If so it was mine and sold it to jim then to Alberta it went I think...
It is a incredible amp and donnot think those simplier designs will better it ...if you want warranty then thats about all you will gain.
Good luck
Merry Xmas

Mclsound
Confusion I think,these people already own older Krell amps and are asking opinions on the newer Bryston flagship monoblocks or perhaps Classe.
Best
George

I am using a magnepan mg 20.7, i was wondering if the bryston 28bsst2 is in the same league or better than my older krell fpb700?

That's the question for you to answer.

IMO, I much prefer modern day SS sound. More open, less dark, less grain ... I'm the biggest Krell amp fan but will not waste $$ recapping old Krells.

You should also add Hegel H30 to your list.