Bryston Preamps - What do they sound like?

Very good preamp. I can't imagine the Topping pre90 sounding better, but never compared those two, Another of my favorites are Pass and Parasound. If the price is as good as you say, I'd jump on them.

I own a BP25 built in '98. To me there is no sound to it at all, it adds or takes nothing from what is fed through it. Current amp 4B3 and before that had a Classe C-201. The polarity/invert phase switch is a big plus to have. Here's one review.

Generally older Bryston products seemed to be voiced to the cool side of neutral. From what I've read it seems like that sound signature has warmed up in more recent releases.

Just had to comment on what someone said about the BP17 and the Topping pre90. These 2 are just not in the same ballpark, the Topping pre is for a nice computer setup in the office. Also maybe the system he listens to them sounds "thin" to begin with because that particular Bryston pre is transparent.

To be fair most Bryston equipment gets a bad rep for being clinical, because the equipment simply doesn’t add anything to the sound. If you want the truth in your recordings, Bryston is your company, however if you want to add warmth, buy a nice tube pre.

You can so easily hear why Bryston is a recording engineers pick.

I still own my Bryston 1B and now the BP 17 Qubed. Both transparent and truthful, if you have a bad recording you will hear it. Bullet proof and like any other good component leaves no sonic signature.