Question for those using Bryston 7B's with B&W's

[DM3000 Owner]

I am running Bryston 7B ST's with N801's. The Bryston's have 2 settings, series or parallel.

The Series mode has a higher voltage swing and is (per the manual) appropriate for loads between 3 and 8 ohms.

The Parallel mode has more current available and is for loads of 1 to 3 ohms.

From whay I have read, the B&W's dip to about 3 ohms, so it seems that I should be running Series.

What have others here experianced?

Thanks.

[Phil Rose]

I run my 7B-STs on the series setting with my N802s with great results. Some of the graphs I've seen show these speakers going down to about 3.5 ohms so that's why I run series.

The parallel setting is for "REALLY" tough loads which the B&Ws aren't, but you certianly won't hurt the amp running in parallel. You could try it both ways and see which one you like the best.

[caleb]

7bst - 7b Sst

Sorry to ask a stupid question - is there a difference between the 7B ST and the 7B SST in this regard?

I dont see this setting on my 7B SSTs

[DM3000 Owner]

Sorry to ask a stupid question - is there a difference between the 7B ST and the 7B SST in this regard?

I dont see this setting on my 7B SSTs

I seem to remember reading that the new model comes preset from the factory.

Phil,

Thanks,

I have been running them in series because the impedance doesn't seem to go that low. I have tried both and really have not heard a difference as I do not drive them that hard. 90+ db is a loud session for me. I'm usually around 75 db.