It is the sleeping GIANT in multichannel amplifiers! Fantastic power, excellent reserves, does surprisingly well in 2 channel, and of course for HT. The company has an excellent response to service and support, and for the price these sell for on the preowned market, I often wonder why anyone would buy Parasound, B&K, etc.
Bryston amps are equally as good, and the 9BST with 120 x 5 has similar power. Don't get caught up in watts, as current and joules are also important. Not to mention, for every 3db increase in SPL you need to DOUBLE power. So, all things being equal, the 9BST would be about 4db less 'loud' than the Earthquake, and I assure you, no one in the world would ever hear the difference in output, especially in a Home Theater environment.
The Bryston has a 20 year warranty, Earthquake has 10. It makes both of these amps the leaders of multi channel amps on the preowned market.
Dan
Bryston amps are equally as good, and the 9BST with 120 x 5 has similar power. Don't get caught up in watts, as current and joules are also important. Not to mention, for every 3db increase in SPL you need to DOUBLE power. So, all things being equal, the 9BST would be about 4db less 'loud' than the Earthquake, and I assure you, no one in the world would ever hear the difference in output, especially in a Home Theater environment.
The Bryston has a 20 year warranty, Earthquake has 10. It makes both of these amps the leaders of multi channel amps on the preowned market.
Dan