Bryston?


For over 20 years I used Bryston pre- and power amps. Then came the streaming era and somehow I never went back to Bryston. 
Now it occurs to me that nobody on A'gon seems to mention  this once-revered Canadian line. So, what's the story? I know they still have US dealers.

hickamore

MD-105 in silver. MD has no competition in my price range, so still using NAD C-427. Tried Overture (Delaware) which charges no sales tax. No inventory and no reply to their inquiries on my behalf. This was a year ago or more. Audio Advisor "temporarily out of stock" since forever and can't get silver anyhow. There seems to be a dealer in Slovakia, though .  .  .

@cleeds @hickamore - good to know on the MD tuners. This topic may deserve its own separate thread. I was unaware of the new changes and support and such. I still enjoy my MD-102 in Black and hope to keep in going for a long time more.  

 

 

@decooney There are a few A'gon threads on tuners. 90% of the posts concern vintage gear still working. From what I can tell, nothing has changed.

I emailed James Tanner from Bryston last month about getting a 3rd MD ST-2 antenna. He immediately forwarded my request to maybe the old VP of MD. I heard a few comments about getting on my request and then silence.

Then a tech support contacted by from another channel (web site support) and tells me a new version is coming out by the end of January and the prior guy had no knowledge. Not sure if they are working in the same office since there is some disconnect in the feedback. I am only referring to MD NOT Bryston.

The MD Tuners are excellent. I have the MD 108T. However, 2 vintage tuners I own are amazing too. A Sansui TU990 (very good) and a turbo charged Accuphase T-101 (great). The Sansui is not used since I need a 3rd antenna. Both vintage tuners cost a lot less than the MD-108T. I doubt I get the MD 108T if I had owned the vintage tuners first.

With the 25% tariff on Canadian goods due to hit tomorrow, some of us looking at MD may be confined to the used market. Wish I too had a vintage tuner -- that still worked or could be repaired!