Amplification Recommendations For Magnepan .7

This is great everyone.  Thank you.

I am almost entirely wedded to the Bryston 4B-ST.  
Buying the Magnepan .7s and the Bryston amp won't leave me much left to handle the preamp or other device that fulfills that function. And a DAC.  And airplay.

Can you guys give me some advice on that combo:

1.  There is a Bryston regular version and a pro version.  I read that the difference is the appearance and the gain control on the pro version.  Is one model preferable to meet my needs?

2.  It sounds like I can get the preamp/dac/airport function down to a minimum cost.  I can spend down the pipe. I know that there are nice devices that fulfill these needed functions in some combo and left alone I would pick the wrong one(s).  


Thus, given the Bryston Amp being decided upon can I ask what you think would be the good budget choice options to complete my setup?

Drinks on me.

Adam

Kudos , you are starting where many end with the Bryston . You can always try different amps in the future . The pro model is a little more flexible with the gain setting . Studios use more than one pair of speakers when playing back music , hence the adjustable gain is nice since they are likely to use two or more different speakers with the amp . Either one will work . Did you ever tell us your source ?

@Maplegrovemusic 

Funny that you should mention the synergy between Bryston and Magnepan. I say that because – and I'm dating myself – one of my favorite systems that I ever developed featured an original Bryston 4B and first generation Magnepan Tympani speakers. Great combo!

Can I use a headphone amp/dac/preamp to function as the volume control and DAC with the Bryston?  I have one.

http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html

http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html

If not, if you folks can recommend a DAC/preamp under $500 that would be great.

Adam

Yes, that would work.