Page 2 - B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers; Table of Contents; Bridged Mode Instructions; Page 14
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers Table of Contents General Introduction Page 1 DescriptionInstalation and Ventilation Rear Panel Input Settings/Connections Page 2 Setting Input Selector SwitchBalance Input Connector ConfigurationSetting Input Sensitivity Output Binding Posts Page 3 Front Panel De...
Page 3 - Thank you for choosing an; SST SERIES Stereo Power Amplifier; The
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing an SST SERIES Stereo Power Amplifier . Bryston welcomes any suggestions you may have, or comments regarding the operation of your amplifier. We consideryou, our customer, to be Bryston’s most important resource, and your opini...
Page 4 - Rear Panel Input / Output Connections; This input connector; Balanced input Vs Single ended input:; RCA PLUG
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 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. 2. Balanced Input connector. ( Imp. 20k ) This input connector accepts standard ‘XLR’ or 1/...
Page 5 - RED; amplifier output; BLACK; signal ground; coin; Coin
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 3 6. Output binding posts. The RED binding post is connected to the amplifier output . Connect to this post the (+) terminal on the loudspeaker. The BLACK binding post is connected to signal ground . Connect to this post the (-) terminal on the loudspeaker. The Ou...
Page 6 - Front Panel; indicates channel has no power.
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 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 thesoft start circuitry. Push firmly the center of the switch until the power-up sequence begins. Push again and t...
Page 7 - Power Control; fig W
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 5 Power Control 1. Master circuit - breaker. The 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 pow...
Page 9 - Typical Band-pass Noise 3BSST
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 9 Typical Band-pass Noise 3BSST Typical THD+N Harmonic Content 3BSST Power supply artifacts are all below -95 dBu balanced input with 23dB (2v) gain shown The harmonic content of the 3BSST is all even order. dBu: dB relative to a reference of 0.7746 Volts The harm...
Page 10 - Typical Phase Response 3BSST
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 10 Typical Phase Response 3BSST 4 ohm 400w 8 ohm 250w Typical Frequency Response 3BSST 8 ohm 150w 4 ohm 250w Typical Phase Response 4BSST 4 ohm 400w 8 ohm 250w 8 ohm 300w Typical Frequency Response 4BSST 4 ohm 500w
Page 11 - Typical THD+N Sweep 3BSST; Typical IMD Sweep 3BSST
Typical THD+N Sweep 3BSST 4 ohm 250w 8 ohm 150w 3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 11 Typical IMD Sweep 3BSST 8 ohm 150w 4 ohm 250w Graph shows that distortion isessentially unaffected by load.2v balanced input shown. Typical THD+N Sweep 4BSST 4 ohm 500w 8 ohm 3000w Typical IMD Sweep 4BSST 8 ohm 30...
Page 13 - > 60 volts per microsecond
3B SST and 4B SST Series Amplifiers 13 3BSST Technical Specifications 4BSST Power Output 150 watts per channel into 8 ohms 250 watts per channel into 4 ohms Gain Select and Sensitivity 29dB - 1.3Vin = 150W @ 8 Ohms - (1V Position)23dB - 2.6Vin = 150W @ 8 Ohms - (2V Position) Input Impedance 50 Kohms...
Page 14 - OPERATING BRYSTON 3B & 4B AMPLIFIERS IN BRIDGED MODE; channels
OPERATING BRYSTON 3B & 4B AMPLIFIERS IN BRIDGED MODE “Bridged mode” refers to the combining or “bridging” of two amplifier channels into a single ampli-fier channel. The primary reason for doing this is to achieve a single amplifier channel with much greater output power. When two 3B channels or...
Page 15 - BRYSTON 20 -YEAR WARRANTY; PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
BRYSTON 20 -YEAR WARRANTY Bryston products are warranted to be free frommanufacturing defects for a minimum of twentyyears from the original date of manufacture. Thisincludes parts, labour and return shipping to thefirst owner and all subsequent owners. Warrantycoverage is automatic and commences wi...