Bryston 4B-ST


Will this amp tolerate a 1~3 Ohm load, or will it
THRIVE on it and not even notice ?
noslepums
If it is the Scintilla's, this site has some amps that may drive them. [http://www.apogeespeakers.com/scintilla.htm]
Thank you, folks.
My listening interest is "modest" SPL levels,
classical/orchestral.
Speakers will be multi-amped homebuilt units,
with the 4B-ST in the bass. However, bass section
of the speakers is as yet not finalized. I'm researching
the power requirements of low boost/equalization.
Not thrilled with what I'm learning, so I may back off
a little. Oh well, that's OK.
I don't want to make Mr. Bryston too angry!
Elizabeth is correct. I had a 4BST powering Thiel CS7s for a short time and, at moderate volumes, it could not handle the 2 Ohm dips and would go into the red and then one channel would typically shut down from thermal overload. Upgrading to 7BSTs helped for awhile until I started blowing tweeters from underpowering them with the Brystons. It took Krell to solve my amp problems with such demanding loads. Bryston makes good gear, it's just that they are not a sub 4 Ohm capable design.