Smooth Airy Treble. Fantastic midrange presentation. 20 year warranty. Quality workmanship. With Remote control.

A truly stealth high end. This amp swallows other amps in the same price range. Nothing can touch it in its airy, refined and smooth reproduction of the high frequency. Cymbals takes on a realistic shimmer. The midrange vocals cannot be better. As they say “if the midrange isn’t right nothing else matters”. Diana Krall, Rebecca Pidgeon sounds lush, smooth and sweet. You ought to hear Diana Krall on this one. Her palpable voice on Love Scenes CD is incredible. She so sounds soooo lush and smooth on her East of the Sun and West of the Moon track from the CD When I look into your Eyes.

I disagree though on the lack of bass issue. Though it cannot put out the deepest, best bass, in my view, its pretty decent and satisfying enough. Or, maybe because I’m not just a fan of big, billowy and exaggerated bass that commercial consumer electronics put out. The bass from Kenwood, JVC and others sucks. They are not realistic and designed more because the public wants them (a by-product of watching too many movies with its wall shaking, heart pounding explosion).

If you are looking for a reasonably priced integrated amp, be sure to give this one a listen.

Bryston B-60 integrated Amp
B&W 602 Series 2 Speakers
Rotel RCD 971 filled with refined sands (in a ziplock) on top
MSB Link DAC III
Monster Data Link 100
DH Labs BL1 SII
DH Labs T-14 bi-wire speaker cables
All components sits on DIY MDF Shelf (2 5/8" pasted together for reduced resonance)
Custom made sand filled speaker stands
All components plugged in a dedicated circuit
Speaker cables lifted from the floor using DIY glass tube

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Musical Fidelity A3 Integrated.

Having purchased the Krell KAV300I and 300CD, I was very interested in listening to the Bryston product when the opportunity became available at my local dealer. I had not seriously considered the B-60 because my feeling was that 60wpc would be a little on the shy side. Boy was I wrong! Within reasonable listening levels (95-100db peaks) this little integrated is wonderful.
I auditioned the B-60 at home next to the 300i for two weeks before finally taking advantage of the dealers "upgrade" policy. It took some convicing that this was in fact an upgrade, but after they reviewed the two systems side by side, they agreed that the Bryston/Krell CD combination sounded better than the Krell/Krell combination. I know that many will think this blasphemous, but I have always tried to really hear the differences in the audio chain without bias.

I am not going to describe what I heard with overused accolades and superlatives, but rather encourage you to seek out an audition of this product if you are thinking going the separates or integrated route and have a budget of up to $4k. If you truly need more power look elsewhere, but it is a very solid 60wpc and I am driving a rather inefficient pair of Theil 1.5's rated at 86db 1watt/meter.

When price is factored into the performance of this product, I rate it a well deserved 5 speakers.

Having purchased the Krell KAV300I and 300CD, I was very interested in listening to the Bryston product when the opportunity became available at my local dealer. I had not seriously considered the B-60 because my feeling was that 60wpc would be a little on the shy side. Boy was I wrong! Within reasonable listening levels (95-100db peaks) this little integrated is wonderful.
I auditioned the B-60 at home next to the 300i for two weeks before finally taking advantage of the dealers "upgrade" policy. It took some convicing that this was in fact an upgrade, but after they reviewed the two systems side by side, they agreed that the Bryston/Krell CD combination sounded better than the Krell/Krell combination. I know that many will think this blasphemous, but I have always tried to really hear the differences in the audio chain without bias.

I am not going to describe what I heard with overused accolades and superlatives, but rather encourage you to seek out an audition of this product if you are thinking going the separates or integrated route and have a budget of up to $4k. If you truly need more power look elsewhere, but it is a very solid 60wpc and I am driving a rather inefficient pair of Theil 1.5's rated at 86db 1watt/meter.

When price is factored into the performance of this product, I rate it a well deserved 5 speakers.

One star? Come on gentlemen...one star should be reserved for Yorx and GPX Boom Boxes. It could be that some other portion of the system is causing the maladies that you describe. A system is very synergystic. I have found the B60 to be a product that is very capable of bringing out even the most subtle of differences in source components, speakers, or cables.

Great little integrated and it all fits in an unbelievably small package! Very impressive sound and a perfect match for my ML Aerius's. I looked at the Classe', Krell, Meridian, Linn, and Naim but ultimately decided on the Bryston. With a 20 year warranty you can't go wrong. None of the other manufacturers products I listened to have that much faith in their product. Krell gives a lesser warranty to the KAV 300i than any of its other product....hmmmmmm

I auditioned the B60 after reading some good reviews and was really disappointed. Bright and Dry, that about sums it up. If you have good speakers i.e.Proacs, you'll hear Bright and Dry, the little Golden Tube 50 watt integrated blew away the Bryston sounding much more musical. Even an Audiolab is better at a few hundred dollars less.

My impression of the B-60 is entirely different from those who find it bright and dry!! No doubt care must be taken to match a 60W amp with the right speaker, but I found it behaved wonderfully with the efficient PSB Stratus Silvers (91dB). In that combination, my impression was of reality up and down the scale and across the timbres. Sound staging was very precise and reliable. The fortepiano on Malcolm Bilson's Mozart Piano C'tos hung like a liquid jewel in front of the clearly defined original instruments. The pianissimo double basses at the opening of Gorecki's #3 were clearly defined from the start, and Dawn Upshaw's voice, like all mid-range material, is very transparent. That's all the "bass slam" I need, thanks! This is a highly musical product of great integrity.

Jason is dead on. I auditioned several integrateds including the B60 and the Krell KAV300 and Classe CAP100 sound much better than the B60: they are much smoother and refined in addition to having more power.
I auditioned the B60 with Hales Revelation 3 and the the bass was bloated and rolled-off. There was no slam whatsoever. Furthermore, the treble sounded metallic on some recordings. The Classe is well worth the extra few hundred.

If the Bryston sold for $800, I would give it four stars. But for the price, it's a stinker!

"Different strokes for different folks" but I currently own the CAP80 and the B60 and prefer the sound of the B60. Don't get me wrong, both are very good, but to my ears, on my system, in my house, it is just a little more detailed with slightly more defined bass at reasonable listening levels. Besides, the sound pressure level between 60wpc and 100wpc is very negligable. Even 120watts will only play 3db louder than 60wpc. Anyway, from where I sit in my listening chair I give it 5, even if you only use it as a preamplifier.

I originally was interested in the BP25/3B-ST combo but after auditioning the BR60R decided to go this route and add the 3B-ST later in a biamped configuration. The B60 is really an astonishing amplifier that is certainly not embarrassed by amplifiers costing 2 or even 3 times the price. Absolutely wonderful! Go listen for yourself - at this price you just can't go wrong. The preamp section is basically the BP20 which retails for just a couple of hundred less that the B60. It is like getting the LP2B amplifier for free. Very cool!