which power amp for KEF and Bryston preamp


Coming back to audio recently, I'm trying to decide which budget power amp to match KEF 104.2 and Bryston BP-20 preamp. In particular, among used Bryston 4B/3B and used Classe CA-100, which one would be a better match? Thanks.
edliu

Showing 1 response by hank

Hi Edliu,

I recently purchased a used pair of KEF 104.2 speakers for my son. I loaned him my Bryston 5BST and the pair sounded wonderful together. The Bryston amp provided plenty of power (the KEFs like that) and the sound was very good to excellent. The soundstage was large, wide and deep and the bass was controlled and fast. The KEFs bass goes down to about 40 or 50hz but in their tied together double speaker configuration it needs a good amp to control their motion. The midrange and highs were very musical with no listener fatigue. The Bryston is an excellent match. If you can get a Bryston piece with a chunk of the 20 year warrantee left on it, you would have it all.

Good luck.