Transparency, depth and width of soundstage, and resolution.

Ability to handle difficult loads and moderate to high volumes.

Just wanted to post an update to an earlier review. Having lived with this product now for over a year I am still amazed with the sound that this tiny integrated generates. I have noticed that many report a very high operating temperature but I have not experienced this with the exception of a pair of Martin Logan CLS's. I am running a pair of Thiel 1.5's (4 ohms nominal & 86db/2.86 volts) and have not had this occur even at fairly high volume levels for extended periods of time.

All in all this is one of the most satisfying hi-fi purchases I have ever made and would recommend it to anyone interested in quality over quantity. 5 Stars!

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neutral, transparent, 20 year warranty

runs hot

This is the best amp under $2000. Buy it and forget about it. It sounds so good. I don't want to waste anyone's time so everything the people below say are true.

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NAD

EVERTHING MENTION PREVIOUSLY

NONE

JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THE POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THIS GREAT INTEGRATE. I'M FINDING THAT THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS UNLESS WILLING TO SPEND CONSIDERABLY MORE. CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE NOT LOVING THIS AMP UNLESS YOU HAVE INEFFICENT SPEAKERS. ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT I HAVE USED MANY SPEAKER AND INTERCONNECT CABLES AND HAVE FOUND THAT ANALYSIS PLUS CABLES ARE AN EVEN GREATER VALUE THAN THE BRYSTON B60. THESE CABLES ARE AWESOME AND IN MY OPINION ARE A BEST BUY IF THERE EVER WAS ONE. THEY MADE A BIGGER DIFFERENCE IN SOUND THAN THE BRYSTON DID AND THE BRYSTON IS CERTAINLY NOT A SLOUCH!! MADE ABIGGER DIFFERENCE THAN CONES UNDER THE AMP(THAT'S RIGHT). I BOUGHT MINE FROM DELVEAUDIO.COM
BUT YOU CAN CHECK WITH WWW.ANALYSIS-PLUS.COM FOR PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS ON THESE INCREDIABLE CABLES. THEY WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERNECE WITH THIS GREAT AMP. HOPE THAT HELPS!! MY SYSTEM IS:

BRYSTON B60R
SNELL EIII
DENON DCD-1560
ANALYSIS PLUS OVAL 12 SPEAKER CABLE
ANALYSIS PLUS CRYSTAL OVAL INTERCONNECT

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Outstanding build quality with 20-year warranty.

Limited power.

Recently moved and decided to downsize. Sold off
most of the big-ticket components (Krell, etc.) and
searched for an inexpensive Integrated Amp. Quickly
realized that I couldn't live with mid-fi gear, having
listened to and owned the good stuff. Based on the
positive reviews posted on Audioreview and by a number
of professional reviewers, decided to give the Bryston
B60R Integrated Amp a try. Am glad that I did. The
smooth, refined sound, particularly in the midrange,
has proven to be very satisfying. Female vocals are
tough to get right and the little Bryston does an
outstanding job. Smooth and sweet, without the harshness
and stridency normally found in solid-state components.
The amp is dead quiet, both at the amp and at the speakers.
No annoying transformer buzz. Low-level volume is very
easy to control, unlike many amps with excessive gain in
the line stage. Must admit, however, that the Bryston
may not be the amp for you if you want a dynamic, punchy
sound. The limited power may also be a factor if you have
speakers with low-sensitivity and you like your music loud. Otherwise, the little Bryston B60R may be what
you've been looking for. Highly recommended!

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I agree with Monty...rather than repeat all the usual adjectives, I'll just saythis: For those of you consigned to apartments with thin walls, and who keep
late hours, as I do, consider this. Where else are you going to find a headphone
amp of such high quality, that will also drive your speakers with aplomb, with
a 20 year warranty? I also own the HeadRoom Supreme headphone amp, and while the
Bryston lacks the HeadRoom's compensation circuitry, it's a little sweeter, cleaner, and more gently detailed than the HeadRoom...high praise indeed!
And for those of you who still do vinyl, Bryston is now doing an upgrade...for
$400.00, they'll install their excellent BP1 moving magnet phono stage in the
B60, and warrant it for 20 years-a most compelling buy, considering that the BP1
sells separately for $750.00. For those of you who love tubes, get the Musical
Fidelity X10 CD upgrade, and/or use a tube phono section...an excellent combo with this amp, sweetening up further its already silky sound.

Smooth, detailed, great bass. Very neutral sounding.

Cost for remote, but I understand it costs money to make it so the remote doesn't futz up the sound.

I think this is a great amp. My favorite SS amp under $2000 US. I had not been a fan of Bryston amps in the past and when I heard their new "ST" amps and this B60, I was blown away.

Bryston's have always had excellent dynamics and bass slam, but they were always on the bright side of reality for my taste.

This amp is so sweet and open, with great bass weight, slam and definition. I was a big fan of the Audiolab products in the past because of their neutral sound, but this amp did it one better.

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EVERYTHING! THIS IS ONE AWESOME LITTLE AMP.

NONE THAT I NOTICED.

THIS IS REALLY A GREAT AMP. I'VE LISTEN TO ALOT OF SEPRATES AND THIS AMP SOUNDS AS GOOD AS THE BEST. FIRST OF ALL COMPARING TO WHAT I'VE HAD BEFORE THIS IS WHAT I FOUND:
1)MANLEY STINGRAY: IS A NICE TUBE INTERGRATE BUT THE B60R IS MUCH CLEANER IN THE HIGHS AND MIDS AND THE BASS IS MUCH DEEPER AND QUICKER. THE B60R SEEMED TO BE MORE MUSICAL AND HAD BETTER RYTHM(NOT AS SLOW IN RESPONSE).
2) ADCOM 555: HIGHS ARE NOT AS CLEAN AND MIDS ARE MUDDY COMPARING TO THE B60R. THE BASS IS ALSO SLOWER AND NOT AS DETAILED.
3)DENON 525R: DECENT FOR THE MONEY $400 BUT HIGHS CAN'T COMPARE MIDS ARE PRETTY GOOD BUT STILL NOT NEAR THE B60R AND BASS IS HORRIBLY FLAT AND MUDDY SOUNDING, NO DETAIL.

OVERALL SOUNDSTAGING THE MANLEY AS GOOD AND I BELEIVE THE ADSOM IS PRETTY CLOSE BUT OVERALL THE B60 IS FAR BETTER OVERALL IN EVER ASPECT. COULD NOT BE HAPPIER! I'D GIVE IT 10 STARS IF POSSIBLE!

MY SYSTEM CONSIST OF:
BRYSTON B60R
SNELL ACOUSTIC EIII'S
SONY ES CD PLAYER
ANALYSIS-PLUS OVAL 12 SPEAKER CABLE
ANALYSIS-PLUS OVAL-IN INTERCONNECT

CHECK OUT ANALYSIS PLUS REVIEWS, THEY ARE AWESOME TOO!

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Having used Bryston's 2B-LP amps for ten of the past eleven years, I have just gone back to a 2B-LP and the B60RP (remote and phono stage) pushing a pair of Aerial 6's in bi-amp configuration. I spent the last year with some considerably more powerful and costly amps, but could never seem to catch the detail and speed I had with the Brystons. This was especially true with a couple tube amps I tried (McIntosh and VTL). I will second everything good said many times in the reviews below. I will add that bi-amping with the Bryston 2B-LP amp will really open up your speakers. The transparency and soundstage are wonderful. I don't believe that this 60 watt integrated amp can stand up at higher listening levels against the much larger Classe, Krell or McIntosh integrateds when run alone. But, when bi-amped with the 2B-LP, it is clearly a cut above them. I am especially impressed with the phono stage. Is, per Chris Russell @ Bryston, the BP25 put inside the B60. Lovely, grain-free top and linear, lyrical sound. No peaks anywhere. As good or better than Stereophile says it is.

this is a very good little integrated. i am running it with a pair of monitor audio silver 5 speakers with audioquest indigo speaker wire and audiotruth emerald interconnects, and (unfortunately) a crappy cd player from technics. when acurus comes out with their dvd video/audio player i will take the acurus acd-11 from the big rig & hook it up to a msb link dac. that should clear up the main problem i am experiencing now, a little bit of a tipped up top end. but other than that the sound of this system is pretty good. the bryston is very very fast & detailed. wind instruments in large orchestral works are more distinct than i have heard them on many other systems. also, this unit does not run hot for me & i do not have to turn it up past 12 o'clock to get very substantial volume. the fact that the silver 5's are at about 89 db sensitivity and 6 ohms probably helps, that being a pretty easy load. i agree with others about changing out the "u" jumpers this comes with (tara labs or audioquest jumpers) i got the audioquest becuase they were readily available & taralabs was not. they took about 2 weeks of constant use (8-10 hrs a day) before they broke in & started to sound musical. now they sound great. if only dvd audio can get their stuff together soon, this will be a really excellent music only system that will probably trounce my reference rig for overall musical enjoyment. it already is close enough that the big rig in the back of the house gets used mainly for movies. oh, one note on the headphone jack - it is not as good as i was lead to believe it might be. the x-cans unit i have is substantially better, with much better power output & dynamics, as well as smoother with a more natural presentation. the bryston has to be turned up to at least 12 o'clock to get a satisfactory volume level & starts distorting if you turn it up much past that. it also gives you more of an "inside of your head" presentation to the music. i will allow that the b60 is almost certainly not sounding as good as it might because of the sorry source component. i give it a rating of 4 stars and will post an updated review when the technics is history.

Obviously when this string started Jason and Steve had some hidden agenda, come on!? 1 star. NOT. They are good examples of audiofools, not audiophiles who have the "Bigger is Better" virus. That is not what this awesome little Bryston is about. With my PSB Silvers I can drive the music loud enough to make every one want to leave the house. Plenty of bass slam (since these types of audiofools seem to be heavily into that sort of thing). I, like many others, love the "stealth Audio" look as it keeps the wife happy, and she has the opposite disease, "if it is small it must not cost much" (lucky for me). My Rotel RCD-971 (same dual Burr Brown DAC's as the Krell KPS 20i and HDCD) is only 2 3/4 inches high, so my whole system is less than 5 inches high. Not nearly large enough for most audiofools, but it sounds great.
A parting message to fellow integrated owners. Do yourself a favor and replace those brass jumpers with the Tara Labs "Missing Link" jumpers, it does make a noticeble difference. Also if you have the money, go to www.silveraudio.com and oder a pair of 1/2 or 1 meter silver bullet 4.0 interconnects to hook up your CD-Player. These cables are awesome once they burn in (and even before they do), even better than my old Kimber Hero's or DH Labs Silver Sonics (and sometimes they have B-stock from people who have upgraded to 6.0's).

Good Listening,

Frank