Bryston 3B Power rating

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Does anyone know what is the power rating into 8 and 4 ohm of the
orignal model 3B Bryston Amplifier. It just says 3B not NRB or ST,
SST. What is the minimum ohms this amp is rated for?. When I search
the web most reference is for the st and nrb nodels.
Thanks.
Orville

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Thanks. I had bought this amp used about two years ago with one faulty
channel.
Tried to fix the channel and lost all the new output transistors and
driver. I have only used it at home a few times. I want to use it for
an outdoor fuction and need to know how much load I could put on the
one good channel as I have a limited time before the function and might
not get it fixed in time. I have a pair of Cerwin Vega VS15 3 way boxes
with 15" woofers.
Orville.


Jerry G. wrote:
> From memory, it should be rated at 130 Watts per channel in to 8
ohms. It
> will put out 260 Watts per channel in to 4 ohms. It is a very good
> amplifier. If you can go for the 4B, you would be better off. The 4B
would
> be the best one of their line-up for home audio, or basic studio use.
>
> --
>
> Jerry G.
> =====
>
> "Orville Phillips" <ophillips@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:81090f5d.0412042011.30681c3@posting.google.com...
> Does anyone know what is the power rating into 8 and 4 ohm of the
> orignal model 3B Bryston Amplifier. It just says 3B not NRB or ST,
> SST. What is the minimum ohms this amp is rated for?. When I search
> the web most reference is for the st and nrb nodels.
> Thanks.
> Orville

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<ophillips@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks. I had bought this amp used about two years ago with one faulty
> channel.

Isn't there a 20 year warranty on these puppies?

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Personally, I would ship it off to Bryston, and pay their price to service
it. Then I would purchase the extended warranty from them. I believe that if
the amp was not tampered with, the warranty was for life. I had some
amplifiers that were more than 25 years old, and they were serviced without
charge. I only paid the shipping.

As for your amplifier, it is well worth to service. If you service it
yourself, it can be fairly complex, and sensitive to work on.

--

Jerry G.
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"Jerry G." <jerryg-consult@NOSPAMca.inter.net> wrote in message
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From memory, it should be rated at 130 Watts per channel in to 8 ohms. It
will put out 260 Watts per channel in to 4 ohms. It is a very good
amplifier. If you can go for the 4B, you would be better off. The 4B would
be the best one of their line-up for home audio, or basic studio use.

--

Jerry G.
=====

"Orville Phillips" <ophillips@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:81090f5d.0412042011.30681c3@posting.google.com...
Does anyone know what is the power rating into 8 and 4 ohm of the
orignal model 3B Bryston Amplifier. It just says 3B not NRB or ST,
SST. What is the minimum ohms this amp is rated for?. When I search
the web most reference is for the st and nrb nodels.
Thanks.
Orville

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Friend had an old 4B that had a blown channel (as a result of running
a staple thru speaker wire, shorting out the channel... he didn't
notice for quite a few months). Bryston not only repaired but
replaced internals to bring it up to current specs.

Took a couple of hours, no cost.

My impression is that they don't seem to care about the 20-year
statute of limitations.

On 13 Dec 2004 00:44:11 GMT, markzimmerman@aol.com (MarkZimmerman)
wrote:

>>> Thanks. I had bought this amp used about two years ago with one faulty
>>> channel.
>>
>>Isn't there a 20 year warranty on these puppies?
>
>You got it right, all Bryston products carry a 20 year warranty.
>Best,
>
>Mark Allen Zimmerman * Chicago