Questions about Bryston 7B-ST



Hello Guys,

I have just bought a pair of 7B-ST,second hand. I have a few questions in my mind.

1- Amps sometimes produce a weird "zip zip zip" sound when shutting down only on parallel mode. It is not so loud but embrassing. It sounds like an exotic bird. :)

2- Back side and front side transistors are cooler then the middle transistor blocks.

3- It is written 6B on the outrigger boards of all channels.

Are these things normal?

Speakers; B&W M802 S3

Thank you

Best regards

Ozan
ozanhan

Showing 1 response by audiobugged

Hello Ozanhan,

I have owned 5 Bryston 7B-ST's, and am down to just one after breaking up the H/T set-up. I only powered mine down during thunder storms, or prior to going out of town.

The what you call weird, "zip zip zip" sound is normal after you walk a few steps away from the unit. The sound kinda sounds like when forwarding the film like a Minox 16mm spy camera. It isn't audioblely disturbing unless your ear in on the unit, I guess?

With the 7b-st's running for 6-8 hours steady, they should only be warm to the touch when setting your hand on the top plate. It shouldn't be hot enough to burn you?

I'm sorry I never spent quality time fondling the 7b-st's, to get to know their cold, warm, & hot regions?