PMC and Bryston Owners Club Meetup March 16th!
I am really excited to announce this open day, as I'm sure many of you will know but before opening HiFi Lounge a few months ago I was, and still am, a keen PMC Speaker and Bryston enthusiast and becoming a PMC and Bryston dealer has been a real privilege especially as HiFi Lounge are part of Brystons select few dealers in the UK known as 'Bryston Centre of Excellence', so with PMC's backing, for those who don't already know distribute Bryston in the UK, it gives HiFi Lounge a real pleasure to announce, cue drum roll :-) The worlds first PMC and Bryston owners club meetup.
The idea being that if you are an owner of PMC or Bryston, or hope to be in the future, then HiFi Lounge will host a regular owners club for enthusiasts of both brands, maybe twice a year where we will hope to showcase any new products from both PMC and Bryston, Basically I stole the idea from the many sports car clubs around the world who hold owners clubs for enthusiasts of certain marques, so I thought why not for 2 of my favourite HiFi Brands and as I have made a lot of friends since starting the PMC and Bryston Owners Threads on AVForums I thought it would be great fun if we could all get together and celebrate the 2 brands that we all get so much enjoyment from.
The first meetup will have Tom Barron, PMC and Bryston's UK sales representative, who I'm sure many of you already know, on hand to hold demonstrations and answer any questions and we will be focusing on the stunning new range of SE speakers from PMC, so we will have on demo the MB2 SE's, which I have been informed are a different beast from the standard MB2i's, not just in the finish and stands, but also in the sound quality as they have been built using all the know how that PMC have learned regarding speaker design over the last 20+ years. For a starter the SE's have a re-designed mid range driver and considering that the original PMC mid is considered amongst, if not the best in the world then this I really can't wait to hear. So if you don't get the chance to go the Bristol Show to hear the SE range or would like to hear them in a more controlled environment then please do come along. Oh yeah, and we will be powering them from a pair of 1000 Watt Bryston 28B SST2's, now I've been dreaming of a pair of 28's for a few years now so I'm extremely excited by the prospect of having them at HiFi lounge.
From Bryston, we will be focusing on the brand new B135 SST2 integrated amp, the BHA-1 Headphone amp, the BDP-2 media player and BDA-2 DAC, considering how amazing the pairing of the BDP-1 and BDA-1 were then again, this really is something to look forward to. The BDP-2 is definitely an interesting development on the BDP-1 with the ability to add an internal SSD drive and with extra system memory, improved power supply and Asynchronous USB DAC input it will certainly be interesting to hear if there are any improvements in sound quality, but if I'm honest it is the new DAC I'm really keen to hear as reports from owners in the US are reporting a different sonic signature to the BDA-1, possibly a slightly richer, organic sounding DAC, so this I really can't wait to hear.
So with the Bryston BDP-2/BDA-2 along with the SP3 going through the PMC MB2 SE's powered by Bryston 28B SST2's really is going to be something quite special and certainly not something that can be heard everyday. So if you are already or are aiming to be a PMC and Bryston owner shortly then put March 16th in your diary and head along to HiFi Lounge for what promises to be a fun day of music listening and maybe we'll put a few movie clips on to show a full PMC/Bryston 5.1 reference cinema system in action.
We will have 3 demo rooms running, the downstairs room will have the new Bryston B135 SST2 running with a Bryston BDP-1/BDA-1 with the PMC twenty range, then in the headphone room we will have the BHA-1 setup with a BDP-1 and BDA-1 in a fully balanced configuration to create a truly reference headphone setup along with a selection of some of the best headphones around at the moment, from Grado, Sennheiser, HiFiMan and Audeze. Then in the third and main room we will have the PMC MB2 SE's powered with the 1000 watt Bryton 28B SST2 mono blocks, the mighty Bryston SP3 processor and brand spanking new BDP-2 and BDA-2, it really is going to be PMC and Bryston Nirvana :-)
We will also have special offers on March 16th only for any PMC or Bryston equipment bought on the day, please enquire for more details, and you never know, as Peter Thomas, the founder of PMC, only lives a couple of minutes away maybe he'll pop in also.
Please see a list below of all the PMC and Bryston equipment we will have on demo on March 16th.
PMC (Starting with the smallest)
Thanks for looking and hope to see as many of you as possible on March 16th for some PMC & Bryston fun.
Please find a selection of pictures below, any excuse to post some PMC/Bryston pictures :-)
Stop Press - Peter Thomas, PMC Co-Founder to attend PMC/Bryston Event.
This is all a bit exciting, I have just heard from PMC that Peter Thomas, the Co-Founder and Chief speaker designer at PMC Speakers will be attending our PMC/Bryston Owners Club Meetup on March 16th :-)
So if you've always wanted to meet the main man or have any questions that you'd like to put to him this will be a great chance. I've said before that if it wasn't for PMC speakers and the way they got me back into my music then there really wouldn't be a HiFi Lounge today as hearing my first pair of PMC's, the OB1i's, really changed everything for me, so I really do owe Peter a Big thanks.
Here is a little bit about Peter taken from PMC's website -
In 1990 Peter left his job as an engineer at BBC’s Maida Vale music studios after selling them his first creation, the BB5 loudspeaker system. Adrian Loader, his business partner and former engineer at Bauch then went on with Peter to form the Professional Monitor Company, PMC. Their next project was the LB1, a more manageable sized monitor released in 1992, followed by the AB1/2, the TB1/2… the list goes on!
Starting off in the professional audio industry, branching out to the consumer market and now more recently involved in custom installation, the company’s ethic instilled by Peter and Adrian in creating specialist products has continued through every new design. Unique electronics, proprietary drive units and cabinet engineering all contribute to unrivalled tonal accuracy, clarity and dynamic range. PMC’s innovative Advanced Transmission Line Technology (ATL™) monitors can now be found in film sound recording studios, broadcast companies, post production and audio mastering facilities, living rooms, restaurants, museums and shops.
He's the one on the right by the way :-)
PMC and Bryston Steal the Show at the Bristol HiFi Show!
Although we are not going to have the BB5 SE's at our open day, we will have the MB2 SE's with the Bryston 28B SST2's, so a reasonably similar system to what was the star of the show at the Bristol HiFi Show, so I though I'd post this as it shows what a fantastic response the new SE's paired with Bryston got, roll on March 16th :-)
