Bryston speakers

A while ago, Inner Ear Editor Ernie Fisher wrote a "Short & Sweet" review of the Bryston Mini-T loudspeaker.

We just received this review from Allen Edelstein, gave it a read and found it to be a very interesting take on the Mini-T and thought we'd post it Allen Edelstein. Click the link to read the complete unedited review - probably the longest review we have ever published over the last twenty-five years but the Mini T deserves it. We hope you enjoy it.

The Inner Ear Magazine - Discover High End
 
Hi Folks,

Bryston Subwoofer starting to impress the Pro Movie Studio market:

Dear James,


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I watched a movie with an interesting sound track/score last night (The Place Beyond The Pines by Derek Cianfrance). It was my first movie with the new soffit mounted speaker/Bryston Mini T subwoofer set up. I watched the movie with Natalie last night and we agreed that it sounded awesome - the best our room has sounded for film and TV, accurately reproducing the sound of a movie or film mixing theatre.

The Bryston Mini T Sub has a lovely, unobtrusive character that reveals itself with both quiet and loud passages. I don't think I would have been able to pull off the switch to soffit mounted speakers at home with a lesser sub. All speakers a now set to small, so the sub doing all the work below 80hz. The integration between the Bryston Mini T-sub and my small front wall speakers is excellent, especially noticeable with the centre speaker. This is no small feat!

Thanks so much for helping me explore, discover and build great audio environments for both music and cinema. I'm very excited to hear how my new TV show Penny Dreadful (for Showtime in the U.S.) translates to home. We're about three episodes into creating the sound for the first season. It's going to be something special. I can't wait for you to hear it.

David McCallum
Tattersall Sound & Picture
 
Hi Folks,

Here is a French review of the Bryston Mini T speakers. I will have an English translation shortly but have included the Conclusion in English for now.

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In conclusion

The Bryston company had two major objectives in the design of their range of speakers, the first being to reproduce music naturally and precisely and second to ensure that its speakers can play a volume levels that capture the full musical scope of concert music without introducing distortion or dynamic compression.

A final specification from Bryston was to build a high quality speaker that was affordable. It may be difficult for some of us to accept a bookshelf style speaker that costs more than $ 2,500 is considered " affordable," but when comparing the sound quality of Mini-T vis-à-vis to what other manufacturers offer, we immediately see that Bryston is really giving us a bargain! Even adding the cost of a good pair of stands on which to place the Mini -T , the Mini T is capable of performance that can easily rival (if not exceed ) that of freestanding speakers and a price comparable with a guarantee 20 years Bryston . Well ...

The Bryston speakers really do create a ‘suspension of disbelief’. What we are trying to say here is that an audio system should ideally exceed the limits of the recording media and transport us to the stage as if in a live performance.

The aim sought by Bryston with Mini -T speakers is to offer its customers a higher level of disbelief ... Mission accomplished.
 
Mark's Model T's

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James. Just visited Mark's home. They look stunning so the sounds.

Good work ~! .
 
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James. Just visited Mark's home. They look stunning so the sounds.

Good work ~! .


Hi Paul

Yes I have had a number of Marks customers comment on how great they sound in his setup - He seems to like them a lot and believe me Mark has had some serious speakers over the years!!!!:audiophile:

james
 
MEMO: To All Bryston Customers
SUBJECT: Bryston Mini T Review – HIFI ZINE

Conclusion:

“The Bryston Mini T speaker by name but not by nature, these speakers are true high-end products when it comes to sound.

Easy to place, offering accurate, smooth, highly satisfying sound, there is little to quibble about here. Partner with appropriately powered amps, feed them some music, then just enjoy the result!”

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Complete review please click here:

Bryston Mini-T Loudspeakers
 
Congrats James. Can you talk a little about the new tweeter?


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Here is the announcement I will be putting out on the tweeter.

Hi Folks,

We have recently developed a new tweeter for the Bryston Speaker line – both A Series and T Series.

All the A Series speakers already incorporate the new tweeter designs and any new T Series speakers also have the new tweeter installed.

The new tweeters are plug and play adaptable to the T Series and are available for $90.00 each.


The new tweeter has 4 major changes:

1. A die-cast aluminum face plate for both better rigidity and for cooling. It functions as a heat sink for the tweeter.

2. A new horn design to provide smoother off-axis response above 12 kHz.

3. A larger rear chamber that lowers the resonance frequency further below the crossover region.

4. The new tweeter can also handle significantly more power than the older version.

james
 
James - that is fantastic and staying in line with great value from the Bryston line of speakers.

I would take the Model T Sig speakers over a pair of $60,000 speakers I heard the other day. ;)


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The new tweeter is sourced from where James? ...It's not fully designed in-house, only modified right?

Hi

Not sourced - we developed it with another Canadian company - Axiom - our partner in this project. All our drivers are totally custom designs.- designed and manufactured in house to provide us with exactly the performance parameters we need for each model.

james
 
Listening to my Model T passives, I'm totally impressed with the imaging, let me tell you about it.

In my 25'x 11'x 8' room I have the speakers placed along the long wall approx. 10' apart. I have them reflecting off the back wall about 2' to the left & right of my seating position.

The direct sound, sounds like it's coming off the front wall in an 10'x 8' soundstage. This is just a phantom image but it sounds like a full powered speaker. The speakers are merely the boundary of this soundstage in which the sound is not localized.

Very impressive imaging, of course YMMV depending on the room.

Mag




Hi Mag

Thank you for this post because it points out one of the main benefits of the Bryston speakers - and that is what we call the 'Family of Curves'.

Which is - the frequency response is even all around the speaker - we do hundreds of measurements in the anechoic chamber both - vertically and horizontally - and make them as flat as possible in every direction. This is sometimes referred too as the SOUND POWER and that is really what you hear when you place a speaker in a room.

The walls and ceiling and floor are all contributing to this 'sound power' and if all those reflections are similar in tonal balance to the on-axis response of the speaker you end up with this huge soundstage where the room disappears!!!

james
 
Hi

Not sourced - we developed it with another Canadian company - Axiom - our partner in this project. All our drivers are totally custom designs.- designed and manufactured in house to provide us with exactly the performance parameters we need for each model.

james

I note some Bryston models bear a passing resemblance to some Axiom models, e.g. the Bryston A1 to the Axiom M100, at least the TTMMBB configuration ...

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Hi Bill

Yes our A Series has a few changes and benefits vs the Axioms but they are more similar than different. The T Series is a different speaker from any of the Axiom models. Axiom is a terrific company with terrific engineering skills and facilities to develop loudspeakers. Our relationship has really evolved into more of a partnership than an OEM relationship.

james
 
Review of Bryston Signature T’s (L/R), Centre T, Model T (Rears) & dual Model T Subs

Marc Richman 4/27/14

I had been loyal to a famous high end loudspeaker manufacturer for 20 years, owning multiple of their products exclusively without disappointment. I had their top of the line products in my living room system driven by a Bryston SP3 and Bryston amps. But when I visited the Bryston room at CES 2014, I was literally blown away by the demo of the Middle T’s. I knew before leaving the room that I needed to bring home at least a pair to try. After browsing the brochure and a couple of emails with James, I decided a change more significant was in order. I took a large leap and replaced my hybrid stereo / home theater living room system with all Bryston Model T products. This ended up being a very wise decision.

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Out of the box, the Signature T’s sounded just amazing. They sounded like a break-in was not needed, not what I am used to experiencing. I spent quite a bit of time listening to stereo music before I installed the other loudspeakers for surround duties.

The Centre T initial experience was a little different. It sounded good but a break-in period seemed like it was needed. After some fairly easy placement and tuning, I enjoyed the Bryston’s for a few weeks and experienced their gradual opening up during break-in. The break-in period was longer and more gradual than normal, but absolutely worth the wait. I now experience the same blown away experience nightly.

The Bryston model T series exhibits everything that one might expect in fine loudspeakers:

• Outstanding clarity, imaging, musicality, and sound staging
• Ability to “disappear”; project sonic images far beyond the enclosures
• Hear details that you have not heard before, even from source material you have owned for decades (!)
• Sound great at all volume levels
• At ease with subtle content as well as those with large dynamics
• Visually pleasing

I once attended a demo where I heard what is now one of my favorite expressions, “You should never be afraid of your stereo system”. While watching movies, I no longer need to have the volume control within reach in case of a large dynamic, the Bryston’s just continue singing. They seem to beg for more volume, especially with clean music content. C’mon, turn me up! I also don’t think the subs are capable of clipping, they just sit there and smile at you as they rock your house. When I have people over, I now get larger reactions than I am used to. The Bryston’s seem to blow everyone away.

James, you and the Bryston team have produced an exemplary set of products. Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for elevating my listening pleasure to a height I would never have imagined possible.

These are the finest loudspeakers I have ever owned, yet not the most expensive. And when paired with Bryston electronics and WireWorld cables, it is an experience not to be missed.

Respectfully,
Marc Richman
 
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