Looking to upgrade Bryston B60. Considering Atoll among others.


Hello,

I am looking to upgrade my amp which is a Bryston B60 integrated.  I have a bigger space now and want some more power / headroom.  My speakers are Thiel CS 1.6s which are power hungry (so I have read).  I mainly stream Tidal using a Cambridge Audio CXN V2 STREAMER.  I am considering a bigger Bryston like an used 3B or 4B with say a BP17 preamp or maybe a B135.  I love the clarity and punch from my B60.  The Thiel's are quite detailed so a touch more warmth wouldn't hurt. I wanted to ask about Atoll.  I recently went the AXPONA and I heard an Atoll SDA300 into Atohm Sirocco 2.24's.  I wasn't familiar with Atohm but had heard of Atoll.  Wow, really sounded impressive. Big, detailed, punchy. The SDA is 260 watts in to 4 ohms I believe and I could really feel the power and headroom. So I thought about an Atoll IN300 evo as an option.  Would love to get opinions on how that might sound with my Thiel's?
I am also open to other amp brand suggestions. Some other brands I was thinking about - Accuphase, Hegel, Simm Audio, Cambridge, Arcam.  My price ceiling is around $4k, possibly $5k.  thanks!

j-mo

I had the CS1.6es in my system for a couple months paired with a Bryston BP6 and a McCormack DNA-0.5 (w/ SMcAudio A revisions) and it was an excellent all-around pairing although I think the DNA-1 would be even better.  McCormack and Thiel have history as being a great synergistic match.  You could buy this BP26 and this DNA-1 and have it shipped to SMcAudio for full upgrades and have a killer combo for around $5k.  Just one idea FWIW, and best of luck. 
 

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650283064-bryston-bp26da-preamp-amp-mps2-power-supply/

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650315043-mccormack-dna-1-power-drive-dna-1-power-amp/

Thanks for the info. I think I have head of McCormack - I will check that model out.