Bryston B-135 Cubed Integrated Amplifier

Description

MY TAKE:

Bryston of Canada offers a range of outstanding products that offer not only outstanding sound quality, but exceptional reliability and customer support. In business for over fifty years, you know they’re doing something right. Highly recommended! – Galen Carol
 

Bryston has a major commitment to produce the most accurate and reliable product available. Every product undergoes a rigorous 100 hour test and burn-in procedure before shipment. Bryston is known for one of the strongest warranties in the industry, a full 20 Year transferable warranty, parts and labor, on all analog products. Digital products carry a full 5 Year transferable warranty. Note: products must be purchased from an authorized Bryston dealer to validate the warranty.
 

Welcome the new Bryston B-135 Cubed integrated amplifier. The new B-135 Cubed delivers 135 watts per channel into 8-Ohms and employs Bryston’s most advanced analog circuitry in the preamp section, providing audio aficionados with an ultimate performance solution in a compact chassis. The B-135 Cubed adds features and performance while retaining the same MSRP as the B-100—$4695 in its base configuration. Customers can choose to add the optional onboard DAC for an additional $1395 and the optional moving magnet phono stage for an additional $600.

The Bryston B-135 Cubed includes provisions for 7 high level inputs, a pass-through feature (typically for home theater applications), one tape loop and a pre-out/main-in feature. A front panel headphone jack is standard and a full featured remote control is optional.

Exceptional performance is derived from the use of three completely independent custom torodial power supplies engineered to prevent any possibility of channel to channel cross talk, interference or interaction between digital and analog sections. Bryston’s proprietary ultra-linear input buffer results in the lowest possible noise floor and miniscule distortion levels.

REVIEWS (B-135 SST2):


"When I first heard the B100 SST, in 2006, I considered it a benchmark product: the one any other would have to beat. With the B135 SST2, Bryston has succeeded in setting a new standard for the level of performance that can be expected at this price. You’ll have to spend significantly more to improve on the B135’s sound, and even so, those improvements are likely to be small. On these grounds -- and because it sounds so darn good -- Bryston’s B135 SST2 gets my highest recommendation." - Philip Beaudette, Soundstage

"And when you consider the price of the B135-SST² I’d say you’d be mad not to buy one. A state-of-the-art, high-power, super-low distortion, low noise, Canadian-made amplifier, with a brand name that’s renowned the world over… and one that comes with a 20-year warranty, that’s on sale for less than six grand? That’s not just a bargain: it’s amazing value for money." - Australian HiFi

“Though trying this in basic mode, I am truly impressed by the experience. …The B135 has sonic finesse, clever ergonomics and a form that lets you buy only what you need. That may be enough to simplify your choice.” – Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News

"I recommend it in all its variations highly, also noting that the B135 SST² comes with the company’s 20-year warranty, and is designed to be simply bullet-proof and reliable over at least that time period." - Audio Ideas

CONNECTIONS:
 

• Inputs: 6x RCA Single Ended Pairs, 2x RCA Single Ended Pairs (Record In, Power Amp In) - With optional DAC Board: 2x Optical (TOSLINK)*, 2x SPDIF (RCA)
• Outputs: 2x RCA Single Ended Pairs (Record Out, Preamp Out), Speaker Terminals, ¼” Headphone Jack
• Control: RS-232 (DB9), AUX IR, 2x 12V Output Triggers

FEATURES:

• 135W into 8 Ohms (180W into 4 Ohms)
• Over 30,000 MFD of filter capacitance per channel
• Three ultra-low-noise power transformers
• Separate ground paths for Digital and Analog
• Gold plated switch, contacts, and connectors
• Pre-out/main in connectors
• Convection cooled and housed in a fully aluminum chassis
• RS-232 serial data port for remote control via Crestron, AMX or similar control systems

OPTIONS:

• Available with silver or black faceplate
• 17” or 19” faceplate available (non-rack mountable)
• Optional internal DAC or internal MM phono
• BR2 remote control available