Bryston speakers

From: David L
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 11:34 AM
To: James Tanner
Subject: Mini T's

James,

So the Mini T's ran for the weekend non-stop.

I guess the best way to get this across is that they sound DYNAMIC and much bigger than their size would lead you to believe. The attack in Nile Lofgren "Keith Don't Go" The guitar attacks are crisp, clean yet not fatiguing.

Pretty amazing speakers, (Too bad that name was already taken).

Thank you
David
 
From: Wayne D
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 12:16 PM
Subject: So Fnnnn Unhappy !

This is really not a good thing… MODEL T’s

I had a very short listening session this past Friday afternoon, in a less than ideal room, with a non-perfect system setup and in a very, very short amount of time , I was totally dismayed, unhappy, and became unhinged at how Fnnnn bad my personal system is, in comparison, and I have what many people would say is a top-shelf audiophile system !

If I had to use one adjective…just one, it was a ‘visceral’ experience.

Just as a warm up, not nearly for an audiophile recording evaluation, but just to hear music, I put in a DVD of Ben Harper, Live at the Hollywood Bowl. The kick drum almost knocked me out of the couch …and I don’t mean it was 10dB hotter than the mix, or somehow a dull, non musical note, I mean you could feel the skin of the instrument…hear the note and feel it. I was intrigued, the hook was set, and I was curious if I would get reeled in.

Next up, DTS Demo disk 2006, Robots; Ok fun, but nothing to sway me either way…too much studio work for my taste. Peter Gabriel with Salsbury Hill was…WOW !, then Fantastic Four which when he landed on the bridge, was more than a thud, it was impact with a tone. The Transporter with the Surface to Surface missiles whistling through the air was eerie, in that it was so life like. The explosions that
followed at about a 93dB level said to me that these speakers DID go down very smoothly to below 80 Hz. Hmm, a dedicated subwoofer built in ? Sure sounded & felt like it, and at a very high SPL! Back to music; Omar Hakim… The skin of the drums was taught, and realistic sounding…and not in your face, and the cymbal work was almost reserved in that is wasn’t piercing in any way, and you could discern the wood of the stick hitting the different points of the head. Mighty impressive.

Next; The Eagles, Life in the fast lane…Wow, the line is getting shorter, no slack now, almost have me in the boat. Seriously a fantastic reproducer of rock…Loud, deep, wide, and zero strain. An interesting change up, was a track from DTS Demo 7, that I have heard at least 25 times…Minority Report; All I can say is that when the first oversized plastic barrel hit the warehouse floor and bounced, it sounded EXACTLY like plastic does when it deforms! Behind Enemy lines, a great delineation test for woofers was no exception here…But what is so fnnn annoying is that these speakers held up to, and easily surpassed
my $16K reference towers in use now. ) *Argggughhh&!#%*&#)!!!!(*&*(+)(#!!!*

Fast & Furious was almost painful as we were in the 105dB range now & the vocals, the engines, the shotgun were all crystal clear. Only so much you can take of these rice rockets. So I went to Buddy Rich Live, on Keep the Customer Satisfied, Groovin Hard.. SO MUSICAL, so CLEAN, so DEEP it was shocking, really…Shocking. A quick flip to the king of Bop…Horace Silver on the Hardbop , Grandpop and these speakers really showed they can handle Fast, articulate, serious music…accurately. Then went to a DTD HD track of Jeff Beck…and you really got a sense of the ability of the speakers. I think I am being pulled over the edge! The DOORS, When You’re Strange, just sounded great, but when I switched to Classical to see if these really handle It all, I was floored…literally…with a movement that covered all 7 octaves, I just couldn’t understand how the speaker had this kind of output.

Well it was a Friday night, and I had to head back to the City to hear a live gig, my Nephew had to go home, and the lucky owner of these new transducers was in heaven. Next up…connecting the D/AC!

SYSTEM in USE;

• BRYSTON Model T Signature with External crossovers & Special Outriggers (rubber feet)
• CHEAP Monster 14GA zip
• Denon Pre/pro
• Sony X-box (DVD/BLUE-RAY)
• BRYSTON 7BSST (BRAND NEW, out of the box)
• Straight Wire 3M pre to amps (RCA)
• BRYSTON BDA-2 ..not connected
• Q-NAP RAID array for video 80 TB
 
Bryston Model T Speakers with Bryston 14B SST2 Amplifier

Hi James,

I wanted to have a pair of Model T speakers since I listen to them at the Montreal Audio show this year, was very impressed by them.

Listen to them later at my dealer in a room similar size as mine. Replaced my one year old speakers (worth $10,000) with the Model T’s, have been listening to them for not much more than about two to three hours now and can attest everything that have been said about them to be true. I really like the external crossover also, it gave them a very special looks.


I really enjoy the power of the 14B and find it to be a very musical amp. It replaces my 4B ST which sometimes get the clipping light on but with the 14B have not clipped it yet. Very satisfied with the upgrade. The 14B is now powering a pair of Model T Signature just received a few days ago and just have the chance to listen to them briefly and so far this is the best sound that I have in my listening room, will probably be my last pair of speakers (in fact this is my 7th pair since 2000 ($3000 to 10000) always driven with Bryston electronics) These speakers are very warm, dynamics and play beautifully when pushed loud, in fact it is a real pleasure listening to them at 12 even 1 o’clock position on my preamp (BP26). Really enjoy them so far.

Thank you James for a wonderful pair of speakers.


Gil
 
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 12:22 PM
To: Brian W Russell
Subject: Model T

Hi Brian,

I've spent a lot of the weekend enjoying the new speakers as I've been working around the house. I'd classify them as a refined kick ass rock n' roll speaker! These were definitely made for me.

I wanted a big slim tower, given my space requirements and these fit excellent. Any bigger would be a bit much, but smaller would be insignificant. I find with most slim tower designs these days you need an additional sub to compensate for lack of bass. So for the most part you might as well use bookshelves with a sub which defeats the purpose of a tower in my opinion. These remind me a lot of my PSB Synchrony one's, in that they share titanium tweeters, which I love, as they aren’t too bright or dull. I had Paradigm S8's, but that beryllium tweeter almost made my ears bleed. Some times very pleasantly revealing, but for the most part far too much so. The Synchrony one's bass is outstanding for their size, and the mid range is very refined, but the speaker sounded somewhat strained at high volumes. Given the size of that speaker I think it's phenomenal, and yet I wanted more. These are it...... bigger, more bass, and a bit more lively....very pleased!

The packing job of these speakers was absolutely outstanding! I was really struck by the care and thought that went into the packaging, and the cloth bag is a very nice touch indeed. I'm currently running them with an Anthem 225, I know the speakers can handle a lot more power, so I want to bring them to life more so. I'll be looking at some Bryston gear for that, but I know your high end stuff gets very pricey, but apparently well worth it.

I can tell you've got a good crew with you, I was very impressed with the way my emails were answered and the care that was taken. I can see how shipping direct can be a real pain for you. The company really shouldn't have to go to the length it did for one transaction, but very much appreciate the fact you did! Too bad I couldn't just walk into a store here and by some Bryston gear, that it 'd be better for you and me, but unfortunately Thunder Bay doesn't have a Bryston dealer. Marc Hallam in Ottawa is always great to deal with, so If I have to buy outside of the city, I usually look him up.

Thank you Sir, for a wonderful transaction, and a great pair of speakers!

Jan (Thunder Bay)
 
MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston mini t Review – ‘sneak peak’

August 2013

Hi Folks,

Excellent review on the Bryston mini t speaker coming soon in the September/October issue of the French Magazine Son & Image – below is a sneak peak of the conclusion:

“VERDICT – BRYSTON ‘Mini T’ Loudspeaker:

It is useless to try to describe the sound of these Bryston Mini T loudspeakers, as they are perfectly comfortable no matter what type of music we choose to listen too.

It is instructive though to examine our reactions to the music the Mini T deliver to us. Where do these speakers take us? What do they tell us about the artists that we thought we knew well? The music that we thought we understood? The talents of the Mini T provide this level of performance. Call it musical clarity, insight, and good design. Regardless, if this is the fundamental nature of all the speakers in the Bryston Model T series. This bodes well for the rest of the Bryston speaker range.

The Mini T’s introduce you to another musical vision, a vision on a huge soundstage where the image perfectly plays its role in the transmission of the message and the musical emotion.

Congratulations to James Tanner for his vision of music and congratulations to Bryston to be believed.

A benchmark in its class, the Mini T is easily comparable to speakers worth two or even three times the asking price.

Jan-Erik Nordoen,
Son & Image Magazine
 
From: David
Sent: August-28-13 1:08 PM
To: Chris Russell; James Tanner
Subject: Hearing Ghosts

Hi Chris and James: I simply had to send you another note on my ongoing use of the Model T.

Listening mostly to Internet radio (The Jazz Groove, 128 kbs), this struck me, once again, and more powerfully than ever. The difference between these speakers and any I have heard before is "presence."

I'm listening to John Coltrane right now, and even with a degraded signal, I just can't help feeling he's in the room. I'm forced to look, to check - something like seeing, or this case hearing, a ghost, and I have to do a double take, to look up, and to quickly reestablish the line between reality and imagination.

The T, especially for me with so many of my favourite jazz artists now deceased, manages not simply to make recorded come alive, it has a way to raise the dead.

In short, the T is so good, it is downright scary.

Dave
 
Hi Folks,

Have some extra large outriggers available for the Model T speakers - here are some shots from my Model T's at home.

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MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston Model T Speakers …. Customer Update

From: B67
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013
To: James Tanner
Subject: Re: Model T

“This is an update to my initial impressions of the Bryston Model T full range loudspeakers.

Now I listen to a LOT of music typically with my system I was averaging maybe 4 hours a day, being a daytrader I have this luxury. Now it's closer to 8 hours and a large portion has been looking for faults because there's no way a $6500 speaker can or should be this good. I've had $30,000 speakers where their shortcomings always revealed themselves to me within a week and sometimes a far shorter period of time than that.

The Brystons do not really do anything wrong now mind you they should for this price but I'll be damned if I can find it. What I can hear are things that no other speakers do.

At first I thought that perhaps they were not quite as transparent as some other speakers but with lots of listening I realized that everything that is on the recording IS there it's just that nothing is thrown in your face or stands out from any other region and that my friends is what live music sounds like. At an acoustic concert one does not comment on how incredible the mids are or how defined the highs are it's just an organic, holographic whole and this is how the Model T’s present music.

These are trend setters, benchmarks that future speakers will be compared to but the speakers being compared to the Brystons will be more expensive, much more expensive.”
 
MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston Model T Speaker Opinion

“This is NOT a Sales Pitch !

(Just a personal Observation that I want to share)

Not many people have had the opportunity to audition the BRYSTON speakers. I did, so as this is just my opinion, obviously, it is up to you if you want to or care to read this. I’ll be very short;

Room: HORRIBLE! Absolutely just about the worst acoustic situation you could find; Almost a corner load of one speaker, stairwell & door inches from the other, very wide opening at the back, side of the room. No treatments.

Equipment: BRYSTON Mono-blocks 7B-SST2, BRYSTON BDA-2 DAC, a Denon receiver as the Pre, Audioquest cables, BRYSTON Model T Signature Speakers (custom walnut) *(the homeowner just purchased the BRYSTON SP-3, but didn’t install it yet).

Having owned most of the [must-have] speakers, I currently own B&W 802, GENELEC 8030, KEF sub, JAMES LOUDSPEAKER (various models), and while not actively playing anymore, as a former Alto player, and growing up going to all types of live music events, I think my ears are [pretty good]!

The Model T Speakers without question have the best bass I think I have ever heard on a full range loudspeaker, reproducing deep bass accurately, not thudding or w/o musical tone, not distorted, and not bloated. I just listed to “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, and the hairs on my arms stood up! The Mid-range was shockingly accurate and revealing. When the drum is whacked, you can almost feel the skin on the drum head and the wood stick hitting it. Like LIVE music! The reproduction of the instruments was so accurate you could almost think you were there.

The drivers are demonstrating a properly crossed over matched set, but technical mumbo-jumbo aside…were just seamless & absolutely musical. I listened to classical, lots of classical jazz, rock, and dare I admit, old-school rap. Nothing, but nothing we played seemed to ever cause a ruffle in the reproduction. I have heard some very impressive speakers over the past 20 years, with 2 that stood out within the past 5 or 6, but none, not a single one, seemed to accurately reproduce 7 octaves…until now.

The MODEL T is so underpriced…that if this was 2004, we would need to build a new factory just to keep up with demand. A CULT model in its infancy!

Again, just my opinion!

Wayne”
 
From: Carlos
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 10:57 AM
To: James Tanner
Subject: Re: THIS IS NOT A SALES PITCH

James,

Thank you for sharing other people’s opinions on the Model T's.

I could not agree more with these reviews. After having these speakers for over 2 months I am still amazed by how real they sound.

I can only imagine how you feel upon the success of the model T.

Congratulations.

Carlos.
 
MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Holland Audio Show

Hi James

Send you these photos we took on September 15th 2013.

Full Bryston ‘7.4’ Surround setup:

• Bryston SP-3 Surround Processor
• Model T’s (Front Left /Right)
• Model T Center
• 4 Mini T’s Surrounds
• 4 Model T Active Subwoofers and
• 2 x Bryston 28B Mono Amps
• 3 x 4B Stereo Amps

We displayed at the X-fi show in Holland together with Sony and Cinemadreams (dealer) to show the First 4K Sony projector and demo the new Bryston Model T speakers in surround setup. You see the amps we have been using on the pictures.

We had a full house for 2 days approx 1200-1500 visitors.

With Kind Regards

Coen
Mafico
Benelux
 
MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Report From The Speaker Trenches – Bryston Model T


The Model T's have to be one of my favorite speakers!

They're by far the best speaker at there price point IMO. As for what types of music I listen to I really listen to everything. I've played everything from The Eagles, Bruno Mars, AC/DC, Guns n Roses, & I can go on. In regards to listening impressions, the speakers create a really dynamic soundstage. They can effortlessly reproduce any music you throw at them. I'm also using Krell as you can see from my signature. I'm very happy with the synergy between Krell and Bryston.

The Model T's really do have everything you could want from a speaker. They have the ability to produce amazing bass and general "loudness" without having to use high power amplifiers. The clarity and accuracy of the mid's and tweeters is phenomenal.

You will not find another speaker at this price point that can do what the Bryston Model T's do!

MasterLuJr
Legend
 
Hi Folks,

Sneak peak of Absolute Sound Magazine review of the Bryston ‘mini t’ loudspeaker in the upcoming December issue . One of the main advantages of the Model T series speakers is their ability to provide flat frequency response into real listening rooms due to their excellent power response. I thought the below comment from the reviewer was apropos.

“James was certainly not surprised when I informed him that the Mini T’s produced the flattest frequency response (32Hz–10kHz +/- 2.7dB) I have yet observed in my listening room!”
 
Hi

The power response or SOUND POWER is a measurement of all the energy radiated into the room not just the on-axis response which is what you see in most speaker reviews.

When you listen to a speaker in a room you are never listening to the on axis response - you are listening to the direct sound from the speaker plus all the radiated energy in the room mixed together. So we have done over 400 measurements in our anechoic chamber - both vertically and horizontally around the speaker to make sure that the Sound Power is equal everywhere.

There is a lot more to it than that but it is the basic idea that Sound Power is really what we hear in an room and the relationship between the on axis frequency response and the Sound Power response is critical.

Hope this helps.

james
 
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