14B-SST
POWER AMPLIFIER
OWNER’S MANUAL
UPDATED 2006-10-26
14B-SST Series Amplifier
Table of Contents
General Introduction Description
InstallationandVentilation
Page1
Rear Panel Input Settings/Connections
SettingInputSelectorSwitch
BalanceInputConnectorConfiguration
SettingInputSensitivity
Page2
Output Binding Posts Power
Page3
Control Panel MasterCircuit-Breaker
ACPowerInput
Local/AutoSwitch
Page4
Front Panel Description
LEDIndicator(Power-upSequence)
LEDIndicator(OperatingConditions)
Typical Performance Graphs Page5
Page6-7
External Dimensions Page8
Technical Specifications
Page9
Important Safety Instructions & Warranty Information
BackCover
14B-SST Series Amplifier
Introduction
Thankyouforchoosingthe14B-SST Stereo Power Amplifier.
Brystonwelcomesanysuggestionsyoumayhave,orcommentsregardingtheoperationofyouramplifier.Weconsider
you,ourcustomer,tobeBryston’smostimportantresource,andyouropinionisverymuchappreciated.
Description 14B-SST
The14B-SSTisadualchannel600Wattaudiopoweramplifier.The14BSSTcanacceptabalanced(3-pinXLRconnector)orsingleendedinput(RCAorphonoconnector)andcanbesettoagainof29dB(sensitivity=1V)or23dB(sensitivity
=2V).The14B-SSTincludes‘softstart’powercontrolcircuitrytoeliminatehighinrushcurrentswhenA/Cpowerisapplied.
Thepoweruporturn-onofthe14B-SSTmaybeactivatedbyaremotecontrolvoltage4vto12vacordc.
Warranty ( see back page for details )
Shipping Box & Packing Material
Pleasekeeptheoriginalshippingboxandallpackingmaterial.Thiswillensuretheamplifierisprotectedinfuturetransport.
Intheunlikelyeventyouhaveaproblemandmustreturnitforserviceyou mustusetheproperpackingmaterial.Shipthe
amplifieronlyintheoriginalpackingmaterial,astheunitisnotinsurablebycarriersotherwise.
Installation ( see rack mounting section if applicable )
Ventilation. The most important installation consideration is ventilation. The 14B-SST amplifier is convection cooled.
Unrestricted air-flow across the 14B-SST heat sinks is a must. For this reason do not install anything directly above it.
Allow3.5’(2u)to5”(3u)inchesofspaceaboveandtothesidesofthisamplifier.Donotinstalldirectlyaboveotherheat
generatingequipment.Shouldyourinstillationconditionsbeconstricted,thenadditionalforcedair-coolingmaybenecessary.Brystoncanprovideanoptionalfanpackageifrequired.Thermalshutdownduringoperationindicatesinsufficient
airflow,andaremedymustbefoundforcoolingtheamplifier.Provideaminimum6”spacetotherearoftheamplifierfor
ventilationanddressingcablestoandfromtheamplifier.
Never operate the amplifier in a vertical position.
Wiring the 14B-SST amplifier ( also see rear panel description )
Speaker wiresshouldbeasshortaspractical.Usequalitywire,andifrunsaremorethan3metersuseatleast12gage
wire.Thespeakerbindingpostswillacceptwireupto3gageinsize.Brystonoffersspeakercablesandampinterconnects
foryourapplication.Checkourwebsiteunderproducts/cables(www.bryston.ca)formoreinformation.
A/C power
Beforeplugginginthepowercordbesureyour14B-SSTamplifierisspecifiedforthecorrect AC voltageforyourlocality.
Thevoltageislistedonthelabelfoundattheupperrightoftherearpanel.Thecircuitfeedingthe14B-SSTshouldbesufficientsoasnottocausethecircuitbreakertotrip(15ampmin.).Note:the14B-SSTwhendeliveringmaximumpowerinto
a4ohmload,willconsumealltheavailablepowerinanormalhouseholdcircuit,thereforeadedicatedelectricalcircuitmay
benecessarywiththissituation.Neverliftthesafetygroundtotheamplifiernorremovethegroundpinfromtheplug.
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Rear Panel Input / Output Connections
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1. Input Select Switch.
TheINPUTSELECTswitchgivestheusertheoptionofswitchingbetweeneitherbalancedinputorsingleendedinput.
2. Input Sensitivity Selection.
Thisswitchchangesthegainoftheamplifier.
● The1vsettinghasagainof29dB
● The2vsettinghasagainof23dB
Theoptimumgainsettingwilldependuponthesourcepre-ampoperatinglevel,andorpersonalpreference.
Usethe2vsettingwithanysystemswherethevolumecontrolrotationislimitedtothebottomhalfofthecontrolorless.
3. Balanced Input connector. (input imp 58K each leg)
Thisinputconnectoracceptsstandard‘XLR’or1/4”Phonejack(Tip-Ring-Sleeve).
Usequality,100%shieldedcableswithgold platedconnectors.
4. Single Ended Input. ( Un-balanced input) ( Imp. 50K )
Thisinputconnectoracceptsstandard‘RCA’or‘Phono’connectors.
Usequality,100%shieldedcableswithgold platedconnectors.
Balanced input Vs Single ended input:
Thebalancedinputrequiresabalancedpre-ampsource.Balancedsystemsprovidenoiserejectionfromexternal
electricalinterference,socablelengthcanbeverylong(50morlonger).
Thesingleendedorunbalancedinputisprovidedforpre-ampswithoutbalancedoutput.Single-endedcablesshould
bekeptto20’(7m)orless.Ingeneralneveruselongercablesthannecessary,nevercoilexcesscablelength,and
keepsignalwiresawayfromACpowerorspeakercables.
5. Level Control. (Pro models only)
Thelevelcontrolwillattenuatetheinputsignallevelfrom0dBthrough-14dB.
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6. Output binding posts.
TheREDbindingpostisthein-phase amplifier output.Connecttothispostthe(+)terminalontheloudspeaker.
TheBLUEbindingpostistheinverted-phase amplifier output.Connecttothispostthe(-)terminalontheloudspeaker.
Note:At no time shouldeither output be connected to a ground, or chassis.Failureoftheamplifiermayresult.
Neverconnecteitheroutputinparallelwithanotheramplifier.
Theminimumrecommendedloudspeakerloadis4 ohms.
TheOutputbindingpostsprovidethreedifferentinterconnectoptions.Combinationsmaybeusedwhenbi-wiring.Seefigure2below.Cablesshouldbekeptasshortaspracticalandshouldneverbeterminatedwithconnectorsthatmaybecome
confusedforACpowerconnectors.Cablesshouldbedressedawayfrominputandpowercables.
● Banana plugsofferaquickdisconnectoption.Beforeinsertingabananaplugintothebindingpostbesuretotighten
thepostnuttoavoidrattlingandtoprovidefullinsertionofthebananaplug.Goldplatedlockingbananaplugsare
availablefromBryston.
● S
pade lugsprovidehighcontactareaandsecurefastening.Lugsshouldbegoldplated.Seediagramfordetails.Post
diameteris5/16’(8mm),lugwidth5/8”(16mm).GoldplatedspadelugsareavailablefromBryston.
● Stripped bare wireupto3gagecanbeinsertedthroughtheholeinthebindingpostandheldinplacebytightening
thepostknob.Additionaltighteningpressurecanbeachievedusingacoinintheslotsoftheknob.Donotovertighten
orthebindingpostmaybecomedamaged.Notethatcopperwireismalleableandmayrequirefurthertighteningafter
theinitialinstallation.
SPADE
LUG
Spadelugdimensions
BARE
WIRE
5/8”
5/16”
BANANA
PLUG
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Power Control
(refer to figure 1 on page 2)
7. Master circuit - breaker.
The14B-SSTamplifierusesamagnetic-tripcircuitbreakertoprotecttheamplifier.
Thisswitchshouldbe‘OFF’duringinstallation.Whenswitched‘OFF’
AllA/Cpowerisremovedfromtheamplifier,includingstandbypower.
Thecircuitbreakerisnotthepowerswitchandshouldbeswitchedtoandleft‘ON’aftertheinstallationiscomplete.Use
the14B-sstfrontpanelpowerswitchoranexternalcontrolvoltagetoPower-uporPower-downtheamplifier.
Shouldthebreakertrip,lowerorremovetheamplifierinputsignal(alsoseesection9below).Switchthebreakertothe
‘ON’position.Thenpowertheunitupnormally.
The circuit breaker must be ‘ON’ at all times for the 14B-SST amplifier to operate.
8. AC power input.
Ontherearpanelisprovidedahighcurrentplugforthepowercordreceptacle.Checkthatthevoltageratingonthelabel
(item12infigure1,page2)conformswithyourlocality.Withthecircuitbreaker‘OFF’insertthepowercordintothe14BSSTamplifier,thenplugtheotherendtoanappropriateA/Cpoweroutlet.Switchthecircuitbreakertoonandobservethe
LEDlabeled"LineVoltageStatusIndicator".
9. LINE VOLTAGE STATUS INDICATOR
ThisLEDwillbeonanytimetheamplifierispluggedintoasourceofelectricalpower.NormallytheLEDwillbegreen,
anditmustbegreenfortheamplifiertopoweron.
Shouldtheamplifiernotpoweron,andtheLEDisflashing,removethepowercordfromtherearoftheamplifierand
waitafewsecondsthenplugthepowercordbackin.
ShouldtheLEDbered,aconditionexistspreventingtheamplifierfrompoweringup.
Reasons–theappliedelectricalpowerisoutsidetheoperatingrange–120vunitconnectedto230v–Checktheelectricalratingslabelontherearpaneltoseeifthevoltageiscorrectforyourlocation.Otherwiseconsultyourdealerorcall
thefactory.
10 & 11: External control voltage power up ( Local/External switch & Interface Connector)
● Topower-uptheSSTamplifierusinganexternalcontrolvoltage:
1) Supplya4vto12vA/CorDCcontrolvoltagetothe‘IN’terminalsofconnector(10).
2) Usepairedwireof22to18gagesufficientinlengthbetweenthesourcedeviceandtheSSTamplifier.
3) Setslideswitch(item11infigure1,page2)to“External”.Theamplifierwillnowpower-uponlywhenthecontrol
voltageispresent(on).
Immediatelyfollowingpowerup,thecontrolvoltagewillappearatthe’OUT’terminalsoftheinterfaceconnector
(item10onfigure1,page2,alsoseebelow)forthecontrolofotherequipment.Theremovalofthecontrolvoltage(0v)causestheamplifiertoturn‘off’andthecontrolvoltageatthe‘OUT’terminalsisinterrupted.
●Inthe"Local”setting:
The14B-SSTamplifierwillignorethecontrolvoltage,andpoweruponlybyusingthefrontpanel‘SSTPOWER’
switch,orasinsection3above. Ifacontrolvoltageispresentatthe‘IN’terminalsitwillstillbeavailableatthe
‘OUT’terminalsafterthepower-upsequence.
Note:
The ‘OUT’ terminals are connected to the ‘IN’ terminals once the 14B-SST amplifier has powered-up. The control current is determined by the source equipment. The carrying current of
the ‘OUT’ relay is 2 amps. The 14B-SST control circuitry itself draws less than 2 mA from the
control current when operating.
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FRONT PANEL (refer to illustration above)
13. ‘14B-SST’ power switch
Thefrontpanellabel‘14B-SST’,isapushonpushoffswitchusedtoapplyorremoveAClinepowertothesoftstart
circuitry.(Note:therearcircuitbreakermustbeonfortheamplifiertopower-up)
14. LED Indicators
The14B-SSThasanLEDindicatortomonitorthefollowingconditions:
Unlit - indicatestheamplifieristurnedoff.
Red - indicatestheamplifierismuted(inapower-upsequence)
GReen -indicatestheamplifieroperationisnormal.
FlashinG Red - indicatestheamplifierclipping.
ORanGe -
indicateschannelthermalshutdown.
Power up sequence
Afterpushingthe'SSTPOWER'switch,theLEDwillturnfromunlittored(mute).Whenthepowersupplyhasstabilized
theamplifierwillcomeoutofmuteandtheLEDwillchangetogreen(normaloperation).
Unlit LED ( power off )
The14B-SSTLEDwhenunlitindicatesnoA/Cmainspowerispresentandtheamplifierprobablyneedsonlytobe
poweredonortherearpanelcircuitbreakerisswitchedoff.Shouldtheamplifiernotpoweronwhenthepowerswitchis
pushedseetheinstallationinstructions.
Clipping ( flashing red )
Clippingoccurswhenthechanneloutputlevelnolongercanfollowthelevelincreaseattheinput(Over-driveninput
condition).Whenthe14B-SSTisdrivenintoclippingtheLEDwillchangefromgreentoredthenbacktogreenwhenthe
levelisreduced(FlashingRed).Momentaryclippingcanbetolerated,howeveritindicatesthatmaximumun-distorted
powerhasbeensurpassedandpotentialspeakerdamagemayresultifoverloadconditionspersist.Anyamplifierthatis
constantlyoperatedintoclippingindicatesamorepowerfulamplifierisneededforthatapplication.
Thermal Shutdown ( orange )
The14B-SSThasthermalshutdowncircuitrytopreventdamageduetooverheating.
Shouldthermalshutdownoccur,theamplifierwillmute,andtheLEDwillturnorangeindicatingthiscondition.Whenthe
amplifierhascooledtoasafeoperatingconditionthe14B-SSTwillreturntonormaloperation.
PersistentThermalshutdownindicatesstepsneedtobetakentoincreaseairflowacrosstheheatsink.(Alsoseeinstallationsectiononventilation).
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Typical Band-pass Noise
Power supply artifacts are all
below -95 dBu
BAL+6db input shown
Typical THD+N Sweep
Graph shows that distortion is
essentiallyunaffectedbyload.
BAL+6dbinputshown.
dBu: dB relative to a reference of 0.7746 Volts
4 ohm 900w
8 ohm 600w
Typical THD+N Harmonic Content
Typical IMD Sweep
The harmonic content of the
14B-SST is all even order.
4 ohm 900w
8 ohm 600w
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Typical Frequency Response 14B-SST
Typical Phase Response
8ohm600w
4ohm900w
4 ohm 900w
8 ohm 600w
Damping Factor
8 ohm reference
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Technical Specifications
Power Output
600wattsperchannelinto8ohms
900wattsperchannelinto4ohms
Gain Select and Sensitivity
29dB-2.5Vin=600W@8Ohms-(Unbalancedposition)
29dB-2.5Vin=600W@8Ohms-(Balanced+6dbposition)
23dB-5.0Vin=600W@8Ohms-(BalancedRegposition)
Input Impedance
50Kohmssingleended
58Kohmseachleg,balanced
DistortionIM or THD+noise <0.005%20Hzto20kHzat600wattsinto8W
<0.007%20Hzto20kHzat900wattsinto4W
Noise Measuredwithinputshorted-20Hzto20kHz.
>110dBbelowratedoutput29dBgain(-75dBu)
>113dBbelowratedoutput23dBgain(-78dBu)
Slew Rate >60voltspermicrosecond
Power Bandwidth<1Hztoover100kHz
Damping Factor Over300at20Hz,ref.8ohms
Dimensions-LxHxD
19”versionwithhandles:
48.3x20.5x52.1cm(19”x8.05”x20.525“)
See page 8 for more details
Weight:approx.36.4kg-80lbs
Power Consumption & Heat Load
AtIdle-
Max.HeatDissipation-
Output@600W@8ohms- Max.HeatDissipation8ohms-
Output@900W@4ohms- Max.HeatDissipation4ohms-
215Watts
733Btu/Hr.
1284Watts
2333Btu/Hr.
1980Watts
3684Btu/Hr.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated
“dangerous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
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Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A
grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is
used use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as powersupply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, ARE
PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT.
TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CORD PLUG FROM THE AC
RECEPTACLE.
THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE.
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