Bryston 3bst vs Bryston 3b

3B-ST is much better than the older 3B. Ask Bryston for technical differences. I'm sure they will innundate your mailbox with reviews and brouchures. I own a 4B-ST and highly recommend the brand. You can probably find a 3B-ST used for around a $1000. I highly recommend you stretch your budget, or wait that extra few weeks to save some money and get the 3B-ST. I'm sure my peers on this site will agree. Good luck with your purchase.

The 3B-ST is a much different and much better amp than the 3B and significantly better than the 3B-NRB. Come up to Canada, where the 3B-ST sells brand new for the equivalent of US$1250. But if you ever get a chance, spend that 1-1.2 K on a pair of Meitner monoblocs. Ten years since they stopped production, but they're still serviced and upgraded at the ADS factory in Calgary, and I've never heard anything (not that I've heard everything) that comes close for that kind of money. Overall, though, unless you're spending well over $2K for a 100 wpc amp, you won't do better than the 3B-ST. Forget about Rotel, Anthem and the others. Just my 2 cents' worth.
Joel.

If you can afford it, I go for the 3B-ST also if Bryston is what you want. There is a lot of competition in the $2000 List - 100/125 watt amp market, but it seems like every review I read about concerning another amplifier in this range, the reviewer seems to always compare the amplifier under review with the Bryston 3B-ST. This tells me it is the one to beat. I personally have a Blue Circle BC22. I love it. It was a better match for my system. The Bryston was on my short list and I would have probably been just as happy with it.