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Bryston 14B SST manual

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Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    BR YST ON OWNER’S MANUAL Instructions For Bryston SST Series Amplifiers Model 14B SST[...]

  • Page 2

    14B SST Series Amplifier T able of Content s General Introduction Page 1 Description Installation and V entilation Rear Panel Input Settings/Connections Page 2 Setting Input Selector Switch Balance Input Connector Configuration Setting Input Sensitivity Output Binding Post s Page 3 Front Panel Description Page 4 LED Indicator (Power-up Sequence) LE[...]

  • Page 3

    14B SST Series Amplifier 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the 14B SST SERIES Stereo Power Amplifier . Bryston welcomes any suggestions you may have, or comments regarding the operation of your amplifier . We consider you, our customer , to be Bryston’ s most important resource, and your opinion is very much appreciated. Description 14B SST T[...]

  • Page 4

    14B SST Series Amplifier 2 Rear Panel Input / Output Connections 1. Input Select Switch. Each SST channel gives the user the option of switching between either balanced input or single ended input. Input Sensitivity Selection. The optimum gain setting will depend upon the source pre-amp operating level, and or personal preference. The UNBAL setting[...]

  • Page 5

    14B SST Series Amplifier 3 5. Output binding posts. The RED binding post is the in-phase amplifier output . Connect to this post the (+) terminal on the loudspeaker . The BLUE binding post is the inverted-phase amplifier output . Connect to this post the (-) terminal on the loudspeaker . Note: At no time should either output be connected to a groun[...]

  • Page 6

    14B SST Series Amplifier 4 Front Panel 1. 'SST POWER' switch The front panel label 'SST POWER', is a touch sensitive membrane switch used to apply or remove a/c line power to the soft st art circuitry . Push firmly the center of the switch until the power-up sequence begins. Push again and the amplifier will power-down. ( Note: [...]

  • Page 7

    14B SST Series Amplifier 5 Power Control 1. Master circuit - breaker . The 14B SST amplifier uses a magnetic-trip circuit breaker (1) to protect the amplifier . This switch should be ‘OFF’ during installation. When switched ‘OFF’ all A/C power is removed from the amplifier , including standby power . The circuit breaker is not the power swi[...]

  • Page 8

    14B SST Series Amplifier 6[...]

  • Page 9

    14B SST Series Amplifier 7 T ypical Band-pass Noise T ypical THD+N Harmonic Content Power supply artifacts are all below -95 dBu BAL+6db input shown The harmonic content of the 14B SST is all even order . dBu: dB relative to a reference of 0.7746 V olts[...]

  • Page 10

    8 T ypical Frequency Response 14BSST T ypical Phase Response 4 ohm 900w 8 ohm 600w 8 ohm 600w 4 ohm 900w 14B SST Series Amplifier[...]

  • Page 11

    T ypical THD+N Sweep 4 ohm 900w 8 ohm 600w 14B SST Series Amplifier 9 T ypical IMD Sweep 8 ohm 600w 4 ohm 900w Graph shows that distortion is essentially unaffected by load. BAL+6db input shown.[...]

  • Page 12

    10 Damping Factor 8 ohm reference 14B SST Series Amplifier[...]

  • Page 13

    14B SST Series Amplifier 11 T echnical Specifications Power Output 600 watts per channel into 8 ohms 900 watts per channel into 4 ohms Gain Select and Sensitivity 29dB - 2.5Vin = 600W @ 8 Ohms - (Unbalanced position) 29dB - 2.5Vin = 600W @ 8 Ohms - (Balanced +6db position) 23dB - 5.0Vin = 600W @ 8 Ohms - (Balanced Reg position) Input Impedance 50 K[...]

  • Page 14

    BR YST ON 20 -YEAR W ARRANTY Bryston product s are warranted to be free from manufacturing defect s for a minimum of twenty years from the original date of manufacture. This includes p arts, labour and return shipping to the first owner and all subsequent owners. W arranty coverage is automatic and commences with the original date of manufacture wh[...]